36262 ZIP Code, Fruithurst, AL

36262 is a ZIP code in Fruithurst, Alabama in Cleburne County. It covers 107 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 36269, 30176 and 36272. 1,886 people live here in 620 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (82%). Median household income is $68,611, close to the Alabama median of $63,999; 22% of residents moved in during the past year.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents1,886
Households620
Median household income$68,611
Income per person$28,149
Median age39.3
Homeowners81.5%
Median home value$155,600
Median rent$779
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%
Average commute (minutes)36
Households with kids under 1824.8%
Moved in the past year21.5%
Below the poverty line14.6%
Broadband internet74.7%
Speak a non-English language at home1.6%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K8.1%
$10–15K4.4%
$15–25K4.8%
$25–35K8.7%
$35–50K6.6%
$50–75K27.6%
$75–100K19.0%
$100–150K3.1%
$150–200K17.4%
$200K+0.3%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1014.1%
10–199.1%
20–247.7%
25–3415.4%
35–4411.0%
45–5413.1%
55–6414.3%
65–749.0%
75+6.2%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage31.4%
Owned outright43.6%
Rented16.2%
Vacant8.8%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house65.8%
Townhome0.0%
2–4 units2.1%
5–19 units0.0%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other32.1%

Businesses in 36262

9 business establishments with 66 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

36262 has 2 USPS carrier routes with 691 residential and 31 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 36262

36262 has 2 USPS carrier routes (2 rural (R)) with 691 residential and 31 business mailboxes. Routes range from 274 homes (R802) to 417 homes (R801); the median route has 346 homes. The Census counted 620 households in 36262 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4992
500–7490
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route R801 — USPS business mailboxes 22, 417 homes
  2. Route R802 — USPS business mailboxes 9, 274 homes

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Every carrier route in 36262

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
R801Rural41722$51,028———
R802Rural2749$51,028———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 36262 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 36262, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 36262 in?
36262 is a Fruithurst, AL mailing address. By land area, 13% lies inside Edwardsville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 36262 in?
36262 is in Cleburne County.
What is the population of 36262?
About 1,886 people (±459), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,485.
What is the median household income in 36262?
$68,611 (±$9,450), compared with $63,999 for Alabama as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 36262?
2 USPS carrier routes with 691 residential and 31 business mailboxes (722 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 36262?
The closest, measured center to center: 36269 (6.1 mi, Edwardsville), 30176 (9.5 mi, Tallapoosa), 36272 (13.1 mi, Ballplay), 36264 (14.4 mi, Heflin), 30113 (15.6 mi, Buchanan) and 36207 (15.6 mi, White Plains).

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