| City: | Opelika, Alabama |
| County: | Lee County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:14:42 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 32.6454, -85.3786 |
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ZIP code 36803 serves downtown Opelika, Alabama, as a dedicated postal facility within the larger Opelika area. This isn't a residential ZIP. It's a point location for PO Box service and business mail, enclosed within the standard delivery area of ZIP 36801. The post office maintains 681 PO Boxes and serves 358 business delivery points, supporting 26 commercial establishments employing 172 workers.
Mail delivery here follows an unusual pattern. The ZIP includes just one street address: S 7th St, with 123 delivery records all using UNIT designators. This pattern indicates a single multi-tenant building or business complex served by one city carrier route. Most mail for this ZIP goes to PO Boxes rather than street addresses.
Opelika residents using standard street delivery receive mail through ZIP 36801. The 36803 ZIP exists primarily for customers who prefer PO Box service or businesses located at the S 7th St facility. This is common in Alabama cities, where downtown post offices maintain separate PO Box ZIP codes while surrounding residential areas use different ZIPs for carrier delivery.
Only S 7th St appears, with 123 unit-based delivery records indicating a multi-tenant commercial building.
ZIP Code 36803 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 26 business establishments, employing about 170 people with an annual payroll of $8,288,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 3,411Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 26Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,968,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $8,288,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 170Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 36803 is located in Lee County, Alabama, within the Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 12220) and Alabama's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 196,614 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 36803. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Auburn-Opelika, ALSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 12220Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 196,614Source: Census |
| MSA: | Auburn-Opelika, 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: | 0157048Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Opelika city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 36803 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.