Residential delivery area · Alabama
ZIP Code 36088: Tuskegee Institute, AL
ZIP code 36088 uses the postal name Tuskegee Institute, Alabama and lies entirely in Macon County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 3,400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $35,125 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Most of its land (92%) lies in the city of Tuskegee.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Tuskegee Institute · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Macon County
- Census places
- Tuskegee
- Metro area
- Auburn-Opelika, AL
- House district
- AL-2 119th Congress
- State
- Alabama
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 2.9 sq mi · 1,171 people per sq mi
- PO Box ZIPs
- 36087 also use the name Tuskegee Institute
Where is ZIP code 36088?
36088 centers on 32.420°, -85.717° and covers 2.9 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 1 ZIP code: 36083.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 36088, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 36088 compare with the rest of Macon County?
| Measure | 36088 | In Macon County | In AL |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 3,400 | 8th of 13 | 351st of 656 |
| Median household income | $35k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $107k | 6th of 7 | 339th of 386 |
36088's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$14,072) is more than a quarter of the figure ($35,125). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 80% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 36088?
The 2020 Census counted 3,547 people in 36088; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 3,400. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 3,400±396 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 3,547
- Households
- 1,205
- Median age
- 21.6
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 36088?
Of the 3,400 people the ACS estimates in 36088, 15.3% are under 18 and 11.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (83.4%).
- Under 1815.3%
- 18 to 6473.0%
- 65 and older11.7%
- Black, not Hispanic83.4%
- White, not Hispanic9.6%
- Other or two or more3.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Asian, not Hispanic1.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 36088 earn?
Median household income is $35,125 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $35,125±$14,072
- Income per person
- $18,781
- Below the poverty line
- 34.8%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 10.7%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 33.7%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $35,660840 returns; wages 74% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 36088?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $107,300
- Median gross rent
- $707
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 38.1%
- Housing units
- 1,938
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 36088?
11 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 fewer than in 2018; the most are in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 36088?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36083 | Tuskegee | 9,109 | $46k | 3.0 mi |
| 36866 | Notasulga | 3,898 | $49k | 10.1 mi (near) |
| 36039 | Hardaway | 171 | $38k | 11.1 mi (near) |
| 36031 | Fort Davis | 143 | $51k | 12.3 mi (near) |
| 36075 | Shorter | 1,580 | $54k | 12.4 mi (near) |
| 36832 | Auburn | 30,959 | $43k | 13.6 mi (near) |
| 36865 | Loachapoka | 22 | – | 14.7 mi (near) |
| 36830 | Auburn | 49,292 | $70k | 15.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.
Which other ZIP codes use the name Tuskegee Institute?
1 more ZIP code carries the postal name Tuskegee Institute, AL without a residential delivery area: PO boxes at the post office, or a single organization with its own ZIP code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for it.
| ZIP | County |
|---|---|
| 36087 | Macon County |
Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0), downloaded 2026-10-09; a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.