Auburn University, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36849
Lee County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 3,150
- 3,139/sq mi
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 36849 covers 1.0 square miles in Auburn University, Lee County, Alabama (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 3,150 residents on file, a density of 3,139 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 36849, but per-capita income is $4,422. Unemployment is 12.5%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 19.6, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 6 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Lee County, so 36849 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 36849, Auburn University, AL · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
3,150
Population
1.0
Area (sq mi)
3,139
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36849?
19.6
Median Age
29.9%
Male
70.1%
Female
2.6%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$4,422
Per Capita Income
12.5%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
0
Total Housing Units
0
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 11 business establishments in ZIP 36849, employing approximately 141 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,112,000.
11
Businesses
141
Employees
$4.1M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 27.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 36849 vs 36830 →
ZIP 36849 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36830
Auburn (36830)
33,201 residents
- 36801
Opelika (36801)
22,214 residents
- 36832
Auburn (36832)
22,071 residents
- 36804
Opelika (36804)
16,861 residents
- 36849 3,150
Auburn University (36849)
3,150 residents
- 36879 2,114
Waverly (36879)
2,114 residents
- 36865 23
Loachapoka (36865)
23 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36849 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.