Chambers

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Alabama

Chambers is a smaller county in Alabama with 4 ZIP codes, 34,422 people, and one of the lowest household incomes among US counties among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chambers, AL sits among US counties with one of the lowest household incomes among US counties, on a smaller county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

10th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
34,422
combined ZIP population
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,897
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Chambers lands in the national county income distribution as one of the lowest household incomes among US counties on smaller county footing (FIPS 01017, 4 ZIPs, combined population 34,422). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.

Lower-income footing on a short ZIP list (4 codes, population 34,422). Skip multi-ZIP synthesis; open the primary code first, then return here only for the FIPS-keyed rent and crime overlays.

Population clears twenty-five thousand even with few ZIPs - density can still swing hard inside the short list. Compare the top two rows by population before treating FIPS 01017 averages as uniform.

Within Alabama, Hale is the closest lower-income county and Clarke the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 5 and 9 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chambers. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.

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4

Total ZIPs

34,422

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Chambers

Side-by-side: Compare 36854 vs 36863 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
36854 Valley 14,576 96
36863 Lanett 11,672 51
36862 Lafayette 6,623 11
36855 Five Points 1,551 8

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Chambers?

Chambers has a total population of 34,422 across 4 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Chambers?

Chambers includes 4 ZIP codes: 36854, 36863, 36862, 36855.

Chambers's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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