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36853 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36853 covers Dadeville, Alabama, with a population of about 9,110 and a median household income of $66,767.

Population
9,11050 per square mile
Median age
50.311.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,7671.1× the Alabama median
Poverty rate
10.9%1.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$526,210up 22.9% in five years
Median rent
$939about the Alabama median
Degree or higher
25%10 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.8%13.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
190

Where 36853 is

Dadeville, Alabama — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population9,110
Median age50.3
Family households72.1%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home1%
White (non-Hispanic)80.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)15.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino0.6%
Veterans10.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$66,767
Income per person$36,392
Poverty rate10.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.4%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k5.1%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k6.6%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k9.8%
$200k or more5.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed3,780
Mean adjusted gross income$95,112
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.7%
Returns, under $25k26.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.2%
Returns, $200k or more8.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$257,000
Median gross rent$939
Rent as a share of household income19.2%
Owner-occupied78.8%
Vacant homes43.8%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house77%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units2.7%
5 to 19 units7%
20 or more units2.7%
Mobile home9.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$526,210as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$526,210$224,523

$239,087 in 2006 to $526,210 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher25%
High school diploma or higher86.9%
Works from home7.8%
Drives to work alone79.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity37.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure48.2% 14.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.4% 12.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.2% 7.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.9% 10.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments190
People employed2,254
Annual payroll$105,707,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 71% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.9 out of 100
Community resilience35 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide91.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane74Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind68.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm45.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather25.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought9.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Alabama and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPAlabamaUnited States
Median household income$66,767$62,027$78,538
Income per person$36,392$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate10.9%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$257,000$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$939$963$1,348
Homeownership78.8%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate8.2%4.8%5.2%
Works from home7.8%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%3.8%13.9%
Median age50.339.338.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCAMP HILL 2NW, AL US10.7 km away

Average high and low by month

January56.7°F / 28.5°F
February61.2°F / 31.9°F
March68.4°F / 37.7°F
April75.7°F / 45.2°F
May83.1°F / 54.9°F
June89.1°F / 62.3°F
July90.7°F / 66.7°F
August90.5°F / 62.9°F
September86.5°F / 59.5°F
October77°F / 46.7°F
November66.7°F / 37.2°F
December58.3°F / 32.4°F
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket63% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Tallapoosa County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

36023 East Tallassee, AL4 km away
36861 Jacksons Gap, AL9.7 km away
36850 Camp Hill, AL12.3 km away
35010 Alexander City, AL18.7 km away
36256 Daviston, AL23.5 km away
36879 Waverly, AL24.8 km away
35011 Alexander City, AL25.6 km away
36045 Kent, AL28.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Tallapoosa County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area182.06 sq mi
Water area18.79 sq mi
Population density50 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.8224, -85.7704

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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