PlainZIP

Opelika, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Opelika, AL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 39,075. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet OPELIKA-AL · Opelika, AL 2 ZIPs · 39,075 pop · #16777/25278 · Lee County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $62,147
  • RANK-LOWER #16777/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Salem
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-SMALL 39,075
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 36804→36801
  • HOME-MID $226,300

Nearest income peer: Salem, AL (+ $4,839 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Opelika

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Opelika on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Opelika, AL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
39,075
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,147
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,147 and poverty 16.6% concentrate in 36801.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Opelika as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Baileyton is the closest lower-income city and Columbia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Opelika.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Opelika differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Opelika: $61,880 in ZIP 36804 to $62,414 in 36801. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

36804 to 36801

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

36804 to 36801

Poverty-rate spread
4.9 points

36804 to 36801

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 36801 skews compact Opelika

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 36801 covers about 57% of Opelika's 39,075 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Opelika

Citywide ZBP: 1,208 establishments, 24,108 employees , annual payroll $1,188,783k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36801 (981 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (233) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Opelika, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Lee County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Opelika. See the Lee County roll-up →

Opelika sits in the lower half of Lee County on income: Phenix City, Smiths Station and Salem report more, and only Auburn reports less. Waverly marks the far end of that range at $93,029, 50% above Opelika.

Side-by-side: Compare 36801 vs 36804 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
36801 22,214 $62,414 981 120
36804 16,861 $61,880 227 34
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Opelika roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Opelika, .