Residential delivery area · Alabama
ZIP Code 36581: Sunflower, AL
ZIP code 36581 uses the postal name Sunflower, Alabama and lies entirely in Washington County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 160 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Sunflower · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Washington County
- House district
- AL-2 119th Congress
- State
- Alabama
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 12.3 sq mi · 13 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 36581?
36581 centers on 31.355°, -88.019° and covers 12.3 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 1 ZIP code: 36585.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 36581, 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 36581 compare with the rest of Washington County?
| Measure | 36581 | In Washington County | In AL |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 161 | 14th of 15 | 602nd of 656 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $409k | not ranked | not ranked |
36581's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (161). 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 20% 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 36581?
The 2020 Census counted 191 people in 36581; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 161. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 161±112 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 191
- Households
- 99
- Median age
- 72.6
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 36581?
Of the 161 people the ACS estimates in 36581, 0.0% are under 18 and 75.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (89.4%), then Black (not Hispanic) (10.6%).
- Under 180.0%
- 18 to 6424.2%
- 65 and older75.8%
- White, not Hispanic89.4%
- Black, not Hispanic10.6%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- 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 are homes worth in 36581?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $408,600
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 64.6%
- Housing units
- 152
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 36581?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36585 | Wagarville | 681 | $107k | 6.1 mi |
| 36548 | Leroy | 1,183 | $79k | 9.1 mi (near) |
| 36553 | McIntosh | 3,422 | $52k | 9.4 mi (near) |
| 36583 | Tibbie | 678 | $48k | 10.4 mi (near) |
| 36556 | Malcolm | 0 | – | 10.6 mi (near) |
| 36545 | Jackson | 8,673 | $47k | 12.7 mi (near) |
| 36513 | Calvert | 521 | – | 13.9 mi (near) |
| 36569 | Saint Stephens | 637 | $56k | 13.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.