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36865 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36865 covers Loachapoka, Alabama.

Poverty rate
12.5%about the US average
Median rent
$978about the Alabama median
Degree or higher
12.1%22.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 36865 is

Loachapoka, Alabama — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)43.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)56.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person$30,515
Poverty rate12.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$978
Rent as a share of household income21.1%
Vacant homes17.6%
Median year built2007

What the homes are

Detached house23.5%
2 to 4 units76.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone50%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more50%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed61
Annual payroll$3,033,000
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 52.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss69.7 out of 100
Community resilience40.2 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.

Lightning85.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave80.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane74.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind71.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail68.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm44.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather31.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave20.6Relatively 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$62,027$78,538
Income per person$30,515$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate12.5%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$978$963$1,348
Homeownership69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home0%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%3.8%13.9%
Median age39.338.7
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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 stationAUBURN NO.2, AL US12 km away
Rain in a year56 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January56.1°F / 35.3°F5.31 in rain, 0.3 in snow
February60.9°F / 38.9°F5.14 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March67.7°F / 45°F5.74 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April74.7°F / 51.3°F4.79 in rain
May81.4°F / 60.1°F3.95 in rain
June86.6°F / 67.7°F5.74 in rain
July89.2°F / 70.8°F4.83 in rain
August88.2°F / 70.5°F4.31 in rain
September83.5°F / 65.5°F3.49 in rain
October74.5°F / 54.4°F3.38 in rain
November64.8°F / 43.2°F4.2 in rain
December57.6°F / 37.6°F5.61 in rain
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 supermarket100% 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%.

Lee 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 vulnerability2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Household characteristics12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

36832 Auburn, AL7.1 km away
36849 Auburn University, AL9.9 km away
36831 Auburn, AL10.6 km away
36866 Notasulga, AL11.1 km away
36830 Auburn, AL13.3 km away
36879 Waverly, AL19.1 km away
36850 Camp Hill, AL20.5 km away
36801 Opelika, AL20.6 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.

Lee County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.11 sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.6043, -85.5933

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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