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ZIP Code 36279: Wellington, AL

ZIP code 36279 uses the postal name Wellington, Alabama and lies entirely in Calhoun County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 3,100 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $53,024 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies mostly outside any Census place; under 1% is in small places.

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3national area: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Armed Forces Americas

362sectional center: Birmingham, AL (SCF 350)

79delivery area within it

Town: Wellington · its only residential ZIP
County: Calhoun County
Metro area: Anniston-Oxford, AL
House district: AL-3 119th Congress
State: Alabama
Time zone: Central
Land area: 30.4 sq mi · 101 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 36279?

36279 centers on 33.872°, -85.890° and covers 30.4 square miles of land plus 0.3 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 36265, 35905, 36250, 36271.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 36279 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 36279, 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 36279 compare with the rest of Calhoun County?

Rank of 36279 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	36279	In Calhoun County	In AL
People (ACS 2020-2024)	3,071	13th of 14	374th of 656
Median household income	$53k	8th of 12	235th of 370
Median home value	$159k	8th of 12	235th of 386

Its median household income is higher than in 18% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 54% of all 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 36279?

The 2020 Census counted 2,586 people in 36279; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 3,071. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 2.2% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 3,071±695 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,586−2.2% since 2010 (2,645)
Households: 1,158
Median age: 35.7

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 36279?

Of the 3,071 people the ACS estimates in 36279, 34.6% are under 18 and 17.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (92.7%).

Under 1834.6%
18 to 6447.9%
65 and older17.5%

Age of the people of 36279 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic92.7%
Hispanic or Latino5.7%
Black, not Hispanic0.9%
Other or two or more0.7%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 36279 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

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 36279 earn?

Median household income is $53,024 (ACS 2020-2024), the 8th highest of the 12 ranked ZIP codes in Calhoun County. It fell from $69,756 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $53,024
Income per person: $23,741
Below the poverty line: 16.4%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 4.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 14.8%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $55,7381,120 returns; wages 72% 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 36279?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $159,100
Median gross rent: $955
Homes owned by their occupants: 86.5%
Housing units: 1,284

Index = 100 in 2001, the first year FHFA reports for 36279; 2022: 196.2. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 36279 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 36279?

17 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Construction6
Transportation and warehousing3

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 36279?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 36279, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
36265	Jacksonville	22,452	$55k	6.2 mi
35905	Gadsden	6,452	$67k	6.4 mi
36250	Alexandria	4,353	$83k	7.4 mi
36271	Ohatchee	6,063	$68k	9.7 mi
35907	Gadsden	9,357	$76k	7.5 mi (near)
36277	Weaver	4,918	$63k	8.8 mi (near)
36206	Anniston	11,172	$51k	10.5 mi (near)
35903	Gadsden	17,113	$53k	10.9 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.