Bellamy, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36901
Sumter County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 329
- 12/sq mi
- $52,585
- Median income
- $79,800
- Median home value
- 5.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Bellamy pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 18th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 4th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 12
- people per sq mi
- 55%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36901 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36901 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Bellamy, Sumter County, Alabama, home to just 329 residents across 27.9 square miles, a density of 12 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36901 reports a modest median household income of $52,585 (14% below the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $39,754. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $79,800 (55% below the average Alabama ZIP); owner occupancy is 54.6%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 5.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 68.8, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Sumter County, so 36901 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 36901, Bellamy, 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
329
Population
27.9
Area (sq mi)
12
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36901?
68.8
Median Age
82.1%
Male
17.9%
Female
0.0%
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?
$52,585
Median Household Income
-14% vs state ZIP avg
$39,754
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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?
186
Total Housing Units
97
Occupied Units
89
Vacant Units
1.15
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$79,800
Median Home Value
-55% vs state ZIP avg
1975
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 36901, employing approximately 34 people with a combined annual payroll of $748,000.
4
Businesses
34
Employees
$748K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 36901 vs 36925 →
ZIP 36901 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 35470
Livingston (35470)
5,468 residents
- 36925
York (36925)
3,115 residents
- 36922 656
Ward (36922)
656 residents
- 36901 329
Bellamy (36901)
329 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36901 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36901 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36901
Bellamy (36901)
$52,585 median income
- 35470
Livingston (35470)
$29,475 median income
- 36925
York (36925)
$29,342 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36901 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.