| City: | Mobile, Alabama |
| County: | Mobile County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:54:58 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 251 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 30.6674, -88.1804 |
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ZIP Code 36685 serves a commercial facility area along Airport Boulevard in Mobile, Alabama. This isn't a residential ZIP. The USPS classified it as PO Box only, but delivery here works differently than typical small-town post offices. With 365 PO Boxes and 264 business delivery points concentrated on a single street, this ZIP functions as a mail hub for a facility or business complex.
All 93 street delivery records use Airport Boulevard addresses with unit designators. That pattern indicates a multi-tenant building or business park where companies receive mail at numbered units rather than traditional street addresses. The post office serves 6 business establishments employing 197 people, creating steady weekday mail volume despite zero residential population within the ZIP's boundaries.
This ZIP has a geographic point location within the larger 36608 ZIP that covers the Berkleigh neighborhood. Mobile has multiple standard ZIPs handling residential delivery, so the PO Box classification here doesn't limit options. Businesses and individuals in the area can choose between this facility's PO Boxes or street delivery through neighboring ZIPs.
Single street with unit-based addressing indicates a commercial facility or business complex.
ZIP Code 36685 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 165 people with an annual payroll of $5,380,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 616Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,459,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $5,380,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 165Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 36685 is located in Mobile County, Alabama, within the Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 33660) and Alabama's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 412,992 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 36685. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Mobile, ALSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 33660Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 412,992Source: Census |
| MSA: | Mobile, AL MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 6066.83 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0150000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Mobile city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 36685 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.