Residential delivery area · Alabama
ZIP Code 36740: Forkland, AL
ZIP code 36740 uses the postal name Forkland, Alabama and lies entirely in Greene County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 940 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $44,737 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 5% of its land lies in Forkland; 95% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Forkland · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Greene County
- Census places
- Forkland
- Metro area
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- House district
- AL-7 119th Congress
- State
- Alabama
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 66.3 sq mi · 14 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 36740?
36740 centers on 32.627°, -87.837° and covers 66.3 square miles of land plus 3.4 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 36776, 36742, 35443, 35470, 36744, 36732.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 36740, 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 36740 compare with the rest of Greene County?
| Measure | 36740 | In Greene County | In AL |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 936 | 6th of 9 | 520th of 656 |
| Median household income | $45k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $100k | not ranked | not ranked |
36740's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (936). 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 21% 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 36740?
The 2020 Census counted 931 people in 36740; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 936. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 29.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 936±327 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 931−29.9% since 2010 (1,328)
- Households
- 340
- Median age
- 44.1
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 36740?
Of the 936 people the ACS estimates in 36740, 18.1% are under 18 and 24.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (66.2%), then White (not Hispanic) (33.0%).
- Under 1818.1%
- 18 to 6457.8%
- 65 and older24.1%
- Black, not Hispanic66.2%
- White, not Hispanic33.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.7%
- 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 36740 earn?
Median household income is $44,737 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($42,357 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $44,737±$18,551
- Income per person
- $25,256
- Below the poverty line
- 20.1%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 3.9%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 10.9%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $40,837430 returns; wages 77% 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 36740?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $100,000
- Median gross rent
- $525
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 77.1%
- Housing units
- 529
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 36740?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36776 | Sawyerville | 1,419 | $17k | 9.3 mi |
| 36742 | Gallion | 2,656 | $31k | 12.8 mi |
| 35443 | Boligee | 1,599 | $21k | 14.1 mi |
| 35470 | Livingston | 5,829 | $30k | 14.1 mi |
| 36744 | Greensboro | 5,491 | $31k | 14.4 mi |
| 36732 | Demopolis | 8,387 | $42k | 14.8 mi |
| 35441 | Akron | 950 | $49k | 17.1 mi (near) |
| 36765 | Newbern | 567 | $52k | 18.5 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.