| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:37 PM |
| Population: | 37,109 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01039 |
| Land Area: | 1,155 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 12 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.2381, -86.4935 |
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37,109 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 1,155 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 37,572 to 37,109 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36421 (Andalusia, $65,801 median) and poorest ZIP 36455 (Lockhart, $32,125) are 24.2 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $67,800 in 36455 (Lockhart) to $170,900 in 36421 (Andalusia).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.9% bachelor's+ in 36455 (Lockhart) to 21.1% in 36420 (Andalusia) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #31 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #48 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,549 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,363 of 26,204 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Andalusia.
6 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36420 | Andalusia | Standard | 10,463 | $49,347 | 282.9 | -3.1% |
| 36421 | Andalusia | Standard | 9,799 | $65,801 | 216.5 | 11.4% |
| 36467 | Opp | Standard | 9,575 | $41,708 | 164.9 | -6.4% |
| 36442 | Florala | Standard | 3,560 | $62,847 | 211.6 | -2.3% |
| 36474 | Red Level | Standard | 2,713 | $44,141 | 180.5 | -17.2% |
| 36483 | Wing | Standard | 555 | $53,571 | 98.4 | 107.9% |
| 36455 | Lockhart | PO Box | 343 | $32,125 | 0.0 | -15.3% |
| 36038 | Gantt | PO Box | 52 | $53,250 | 0.0 | -40.9% |
| 36476 | River Falls | PO Box | 49 | — | 0.0 | -36.4% |