What city is 36863 in?

36863 is a Lanett, AL mailing address. By land area, 9% lies inside Huguley, 8% lies inside Fredonia and 6% lies inside Lanett; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 36863?

About 11,919 people (±629), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 12,233.

What is the median household income in 36863?

$51,130 (±$10,192), 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 36863?

8 USPS carrier routes with 5,490 residential and 336 business mailboxes (5,827 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 36863?

The closest, measured center to center: 36852 (9.2 mi, Cusseta), 36855 (10 mi, Fredonia), 31833 (10.5 mi, West Point), 36854 (10.5 mi, Valley), 36862 (11.1 mi, Penton) and 30240 (13.1 mi, LaGrange).

36863 ZIP Code, Lanett, AL

36863 is a ZIP code in Lanett, Alabama in Chambers County. It covers 96 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 36852, 36855 and 31833. 11,919 people live here in 4,252 households. With about 125 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (69% own). Median household income is $51,130, below the Alabama median of $63,999.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Lanett, AL
County: Chambers County
Land area: 96 sq mi
Population: 11,919
Median household income: $51,130
Carrier routes: 8 (5,490 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	11,919
Households	4,252
Median household income	$51,130
Income per person	$26,842
Median age	44
Homeowners	69.3%
Median home value	$111,400
Median rent	$876
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%
Average commute (minutes)	20.5
Households with kids under 18	34.3%
Moved in the past year	5.3%
Below the poverty line	15.5%
Broadband internet	80.0%
Speak a non-English language at home	3.8%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	7.3%
$10–15K	6.3%
$15–25K	9.9%
$25–35K	12.6%
$35–50K	12.3%
$50–75K	14.8%
$75–100K	15.1%
$100–150K	13.1%
$150–200K	5.6%
$200K+	3.0%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	12.4%
10–19	12.9%
20–24	5.1%
25–34	12.1%
35–44	8.3%
45–54	14.2%
55–64	15.2%
65–74	13.3%
75+	6.5%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	28.2%
Owned outright	30.1%
Rented	25.7%
Vacant	16.1%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	74.5%
Townhome	0.3%
2–4 units	6.1%
5–19 units	4.1%
20+ units	1.1%
Mobile / other	14.0%

Businesses in 36863

195 business establishments with 2,663 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 41
Other Services (except Public Administration): 34
Accommodation and Food Services: 19
Construction: 17
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 17
Manufacturing: 12
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 11
Health Care and Social Assistance: 10

EDDM carrier routes

36863 has 8 USPS carrier routes with 5,490 residential and 336 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 36863

36863 has 8 USPS carrier routes (3 city (C), 5 rural (R)) with 5,490 residential and 336 business mailboxes. Routes range from 447 homes (R006) to 936 homes (C003); the median route has 666 homes. The Census counted 4,252 households in 36863 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	1
500–749	4
750–999	3
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

Best routes in 36863 for…

Most businesses

For B2B offers: office supplies, cleaning, IT, catering and commercial services.

Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 104, 709 homes
Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 98, 812 homes
Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 54, 800 homes
Route R003 — USPS business mailboxes 38, 590 homes
Route R004 — USPS business mailboxes 14, 573 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 36863

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	812	98	$21,993	—	—	—
C003	City	936	7	$45,901	—	—	—
C004	City	709	104	$48,338	—	—	—
R001	Rural	623	9	$44,544	—	—	—
R002	Rural	800	54	$57,609	—	—	—
R003	Rural	590	38	$48,338	—	—	—
R004	Rural	573	14	$45,128	—	—	—
R006	Rural	447	12	$35,109	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 36863 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.

Nearby ZIP codes

36852 — Cusseta town, AL (9.2 mi)
36855 — Fredonia CDP, AL (10 mi)
31833 — West Point city, GA (10.5 mi)
36854 — Valley city, AL (10.5 mi)
36862 — Penton CDP, AL (11.1 mi)
30240 — LaGrange city, GA (13.1 mi)
36801 — Opelika city, AL (14.7 mi)
36879 — Auburn city, AL (19.6 mi)

Areas that include 36863

Lanett, AL ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Huguley, AL ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Fredonia, AL ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Chambers County ZIP codes — 10 ZIP codes
Alabama ZIP code data

Where it ranks

Mail every home in 36863

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 36863, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 36863 in?: 36863 is a Lanett, AL mailing address. By land area, 9% lies inside Huguley, 8% lies inside Fredonia and 6% lies inside Lanett; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 36863 in?: 36863 is in Chambers County.
What is the population of 36863?: About 11,919 people (±629), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 12,233.
What is the median household income in 36863?: $51,130 (±$10,192), 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 36863?: 8 USPS carrier routes with 5,490 residential and 336 business mailboxes (5,827 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 36863?: The closest, measured center to center: 36852 (9.2 mi, Cusseta), 36855 (10 mi, Fredonia), 31833 (10.5 mi, West Point), 36854 (10.5 mi, Valley), 36862 (11.1 mi, Penton) and 30240 (13.1 mi, LaGrange).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.