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ZIP Code36503

Atmore, AL

Escambia County · Alabama · United States
Home to 1,121 people across 0.034 square miles.

CentralTop 5% density7 ZIPs in county

At a glance

36503 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
1,121
±453 · 34th pctile nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
42.9
US median 42 years
Population density
33k/mi²
top 1% most dense
Land area
0.034 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 36503 is

31.156758, -87.465398 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates31.156758, -87.465398
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
CountyEscambia County
StateAlabama (AL)
Land area0.034 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Chicago

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Atlanta, GA253.5 mi
Houston, TX480.4 mi
Dallas, TX558.1 mi
Miami, FL577.8 mi

People

Who lives in 36503

1,121 residents in 0 households, averaging None people per household. The largest age group is 25-34 at 31.9% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-243.7%
25-3431.9%
35-4424.1%
45-5422.0%
55-6413.5%
65+4.8%

Households

Composition and size

Total households0
Average household sizeNone
Family householdsNone%
Living aloneNone%
Median age42.9 years

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White44.7%
Black53.2%
Asian0.5%
Other0.8%
Two or more0.8%
Hispanic / Latino1.9%

Income & work

What people earn in 36503

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$5,252
Poverty rateNone%
Unemployment rateNone%
Labor force participation0.0%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 1.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 67.4% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 36503

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built
Housing units0
Vacancy rateNone%

Own vs. rent

Of 0 occupied units

Owner-occupiedNone%
Renter-occupiedNone%
Owner households0
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 36503

ZIP code 36503 is assigned to Atmore, AL, and falls within Escambia County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 1,121 people live inside it.

At 32,971 residents per square mile spread over 0.034 square miles, 36503 reads as a dense urban area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Atmore looks like

The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 42.9 against 42 nationally.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Atmore, AL

Atmore sits in a densely built environment, and accommodation in and around 36503 tends to reflect that — full-service hotels, boutique properties and serviced apartments packed close together, usually within walking distance of transit. Rates in dense urban codes move sharply with the calendar: midweek business demand and weekend leisure demand can price very differently.

For reference, Atlanta, GA is about 253.5 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 36503 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 36503 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 36503 offers a compact profile of Atmore: 1,121 residents, and 1.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 36503 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Atmore may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 36503

The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every Alabama ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.

Other ZIP codes in Atmore

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Questions

Common questions about 36503

What city is ZIP code 36503 in?
36503 serves Atmore, Alabama, in Escambia County, United States.
What is the population of 36503?
About 1,121 people live in ZIP code 36503, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±453. That works out to roughly 32,971 people per square mile.
Is 36503 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 1.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is None%, and the median age is 42.9. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 36503 in?
36503 observes Central Time (America/Chicago). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 36503?
ZIP code 36503 covers 0.034 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 36503 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 36503 reads as a dense urban area. It holds 32,971 people per square mile across 0.034 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
How many people work in 36503?
About 0 residents of 36503 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate is None%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 36503?
Accommodation in and around Atmore, AL ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 36503 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Atmore as the primary place and Escambia County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 36503 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 36503. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 36503, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.