| City: | Phenix City, Alabama |
| County: | Russell County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:15:16 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 32.4709, -85.0005 |
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ZIP code 36868 serves a specialized postal function in Phenix City, Alabama, just across the Chattahoochee River from Columbus, Georgia. This ZIP doesn't cover residential neighborhoods. Instead, it operates as a dedicated post office location maintaining 552 PO Boxes and serving business delivery to a single address on 9th Avenue.
The 9th Avenue location accounts for all 165 street delivery records in this ZIP, with UNIT designators indicating a multi-tenant building. Meanwhile, the post office maintains 552 PO Boxes and handles mail for 307 business delivery points. This pattern is typical of a downtown post office that provides PO Box services for businesses, professionals, and residents who prefer centralized mail pickup over home delivery.
Phenix City has multiple ZIP codes. The standard residential ZIP 36867 surrounds this location and provides typical street delivery to homes and businesses throughout the city. ZIP 36868 exists specifically for PO Box services and the 9th Avenue building. The post office sits just half a mile from Downtown Columbus, reflecting the interconnected nature of this bi-state metropolitan area along the Alabama-Georgia border.
Only one street address exists in this ZIP: 9th Avenue with UNIT designators for multi-tenant delivery.
ZIP Code 36868 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 23 business establishments, employing about 110 people with an annual payroll of $4,092,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,718Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 23Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,035,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $4,092,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 110Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 36868 is located in Russell County, Alabama, within the Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 17980) and Alabama's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 326,136 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 36868. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Columbus, GA-ALSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 17980Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 326,136Source: Census |
| MSA: | Columbus, GA-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: | 0159472Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Phenix City city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 36868 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 January 1, 2026.