Residential delivery area · Alabama
ZIP Code 36540: Gainestown, AL
ZIP code 36540 uses the postal name Gainestown, Alabama and lies entirely in Clarke County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 870 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $29,609 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Gainestown · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Clarke County
- House district
- AL-2 119th Congress
- State
- Alabama
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 43.4 sq mi · 20 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 36540?
36540 centers on 31.449°, -87.676° and covers 43.4 square miles of land plus 0.9 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 36480, 36545, 36445.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 36540, 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 36540 compare with the rest of Clarke County?
| Measure | 36540 | In Clarke County | In AL |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 872 | 6th of 10 | 527th of 656 |
| Median household income | $30k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
36540's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (872). 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 26% 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 36540?
The 2020 Census counted 955 people in 36540; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 872. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 38.2% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 872±382 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 955+38.2% since 2010 (691)
- Households
- 329
- Median age
- 36.5
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 36540?
Of the 872 people the ACS estimates in 36540, 32.2% are under 18 and 9.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (80.6%), then White (not Hispanic) (13.9%).
- Under 1832.2%
- 18 to 6458.5%
- 65 and older9.3%
- Black, not Hispanic80.6%
- White, not Hispanic13.9%
- Hispanic or Latino5.5%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 36540 earn?
Median household income is $29,609 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($40,331 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $29,609±$26,405
- Income per person
- $28,891
- Below the poverty line
- 35.3%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 21.3%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 16.5%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $39,000390 returns; wages 90% 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 36540?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 86.6%
- Housing units
- 474
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 36540?
4 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
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 36540?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36480 | Uriah | 1,293 | $49k | 7.7 mi |
| 36545 | Jackson | 8,673 | $47k | 11.9 mi |
| 36445 | Frisco City | 5,146 | $39k | 13.1 mi |
| 36470 | Perdue Hill | 0 | – | 7.9 mi (near) |
| 36482 | Whatley | 566 | $70k | 13.4 mi (near) |
| 36550 | Little River | 592 | – | 14.2 mi (near) |
| 36548 | Leroy | 1,183 | $79k | 17.5 mi (near) |
| 36451 | Grove Hill | 4,842 | $54k | 18.4 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.