| City: | Eufaula, Alabama |
| County: | Barbour County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:50:11 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 31.8913, -85.1459 |
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ZIP code 36072 is a downtown post office serving Eufaula, Alabama. This isn't a separate community but rather a PO Box station located within the larger 36027 ZIP code. The post office sits on East Broad Street, the town's historic commercial corridor.
The 36072 ZIP maintains 369 PO Boxes and serves 186 business delivery points. Street delivery in Eufaula comes from ZIP code 36027, which completely surrounds this point location. Residents and businesses can choose between a 36072 PO Box or 36027 street address depending on their preference.
Eufaula sits in Barbour County along the Chattahoochee River, which forms the Alabama-Georgia border. The town is known for its well-preserved antebellum architecture and Lake Eufaula (Walter F. George Reservoir). Having two active ZIP codes downtown, one for PO Boxes and one for street delivery, is common in county seats and historic town centers where the original post office predates modern addressing systems.
East Broad Street is Eufaula's historic main street and commercial district where the downtown post office is located.
ZIP Code 36072 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 12 business establishments, employing about 45 people with an annual payroll of $1,532,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 543Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 12Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $329,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,532,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 45Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 36072 is located in Barbour County, Alabama, within the Eufaula, AL-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 21640) and Alabama's 2nd Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 29,970 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 36072. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Eufaula, AL-GASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 21640Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 29,970Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 10141.63 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0124568Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Eufaula city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 36072 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.