ZIP code · Salem · Alabama · United States
ZIP code 36874 — Salem
ZIP code 36874 serves Salem, Alabama.
- Postal code
- 36874Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Salem
- County
- Lee FIPS 01081
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.6212, -85.1840 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 10,329 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 92 / sq mi
- Land area
- 111.9 sq mi (289.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $63,211
- Per-capita income
- $31,248
- Median age
- 46.8
- Households
- 3,910
- Housing units
- 4,502
- Median home value
- $189,900
- Median gross rent
- $629 / month
- Congressional districts
- AL-3 (also AL-2) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8b (15 to 20 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Kentucky/Louisville (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 334 (from the nearest rate centre)Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 36874
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 91°F), coldest Jan (avg low 35°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 59 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 68 | 61 |
| Avg low °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: MULBERRY GROVE (6.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 36874
- 2 schools
- 1 supermarkets
- 1 restaurants & cafés
- 1 post offices
- 16 places of worship
- 4 gas stations
- 2 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page