| City: | Anniston, Alabama |
| County: | Calhoun County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:50:46 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 256 / 938 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.6594, -85.8317 |
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ZIP code 36202 serves Anniston's downtown core through a single street delivery route on Quintard Avenue. The 419 PO Boxes at this location serve both the 373 businesses along the commercial corridor and residents who prefer box delivery over street service. This arrangement is typical for downtown business districts where a post office provides convenient mail pickup for storefronts, offices, and professional services clustered along a main thoroughfare.
The ZIP doesn't cover residential neighborhoods with houses and yards. Instead, it handles mail for a concentrated commercial strip where most addresses are business suites or office units rather than standalone buildings. While street delivery exists via 168 carrier route records on Quintard Avenue, many recipients choose PO Boxes for security and convenience. The neighboring ZIP 36207 encompasses the broader Anniston area's residential sections, making 36202 a specialized downtown business zone rather than a general community postal area.
Quintard Avenue is the only street with carrier delivery in this ZIP, serving as Anniston's historic main commercial thoroughfare through the downtown business district.
ZIP Code 36202 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 55 business establishments, employing about 793 people with an annual payroll of $41,289,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,193Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 55Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $11,253,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $41,289,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 793Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 36202 is located in Calhoun County, Alabama, within the Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 11500) and Alabama's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 118,572 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 36202. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Anniston-Oxford, ALSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 11500Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 118,572Source: Census |
| MSA: | Anniston, AL MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 7543.86 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0101852Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Anniston city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 36202 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 March 1, 2026.