Median household income (1999): $28,968
Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,049
| This zip code | $33,049 | | Alabama: | $36,879 |
Nearest zip codes: 35960, 36265, 36262, 36277, 35983, 35959.
Housing units in zip code 36272 with a mortgage: 1,257 (104 second mortgage, 147 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,303
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $611
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $205
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 19.0% | | Whole state: | 16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.9% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 36272 include: The Apostle Doctrine Church (A), Tennala Church (B), Taylors Chapel (C), Tabernacle of Life Church (D), Carmel Church (E), Spring Garden Methodist Church (F), Christian Mission Church (G), Church of Prayer (H), Sharon Hill Congregational Holiness Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Taylors Chapel Cemetery (1), Carmel Cemetery (2), Dunn Cemetery (3), Williams Cemetery (4), Pisgah Cemetery (5), Stead Cemetery (6), Pleasant Gap Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Harrelson Lake (A), Aderholds Lake (B), Goodwin Lake (C), Boozer Lake (D), Snows Lake (E), Lake Weisner (F), Lake Watson (G), La Garde Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mathis Branch (A), Ladiga Creek (B), Hog Creek (C), Sal Brown Branch (D), Dry Creek (E), Glade Branch (F), Scarbrough Creek (G), Frog Creek (H), Wolf Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Spring Garden Post Office (A), Piedmont Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 135
- 1995 to 1998: 506
- 1990 to 1994: 487
- 1980 to 1989: 1,208
- 1970 to 1979: 1,195
- 1960 to 1969: 880
- 1950 to 1959: 706
- 1940 to 1949: 471
- 1939 or earlier: 760
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Piedmont, AL (36272): |
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- no bedroom: 28
- 1 bedrooms: 96
- 2 bedrooms: 1,237
- 3 bedrooms: 2,591
- 4 bedrooms: 430
- 5 or more bedrooms: 100
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 30
- 1 bedrooms: 181
- 2 bedrooms: 509
- 3 bedrooms: 339
- 4 bedrooms: 76
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 36272 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 199
- 1 vehicle: 1,150
- 2 vehicles: 1,720
- 3 vehicles: 960
- 4 vehicles: 278
- 5 or more vehicles: 175
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 149
- 1 vehicle: 515
- 2 vehicles: 337
- 3 vehicles: 78
- 4 vehicles: 46
- 5 or more vehicles: 18
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 36272:
- Less than $10,000: 89
- $15,000 to $19,999: 70
- $20,000 to $24,999: 112
- $25,000 to $29,999: 76
- $30,000 to $34,999: 205
- $35,000 to $39,999: 96
- $40,000 to $49,999: 225
- $50,000 to $59,999: 307
- $60,000 to $69,999: 328
- $70,000 to $79,999: 324
- $80,000 to $89,999: 218
- $90,000 to $99,999: 154
- $100,000 to $124,999: 151
- $125,000 to $149,999: 74
- $150,000 to $174,999: 54
- $175,000 to $199,999: 34
- $200,000 to $249,999: 6
- $250,000 to $299,999: 12
- $300,000 to $399,999: 16
- $500,000 to $749,999: 3
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 36272:
- Less than $100: 104
- $100 to $149: 92
- $150 to $199: 174
- $200 to $249: 153
- $250 to $299: 155
- $300 to $349: 126
- $350 to $399: 55
- $400 to $449: 16
- No cash rent: 243
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,400
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $79,543
- Black or African American householders: $90,243
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $145,034
- Asian householders: $70,905
- Two or more races householders: $96,689
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,209
- One, attached: 75
- Two: 190
- 3 or 4: 52
- 5 to 9: 27
- 10 to 19: 14
- Mobile homes: 1,772
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,880 (84%)
- Carpooled: 779 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
- Bicycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 90 (2%)
- Worked at home: 60 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 241
- 5 to 9 minutes: 798
- 10 to 14 minutes: 832
- 15 to 19 minutes: 736
- 20 to 24 minutes: 589
- 25 to 29 minutes: 309
- 30 to 34 minutes: 704
- 35 to 39 minutes: 136
- 40 to 44 minutes: 179
- 45 to 59 minutes: 697
- 60 to 89 minutes: 291
- 90 or more minutes: 262
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 13,979
- In family households: 12,277 (3,345 male householders, 798 female householders)
3,418 spouses, 4,031 children (3,556 natural, 60 adopted, 415 stepchildren), 310 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 104 other relatives, 183 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,702 (698 male householders (601 living alone)), 790 female householders (726 living alone)), 214 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,769 2-persons, 1,179 3-persons, 796 4-persons, 307 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,327 1-person, 136 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
2,348 married couples with children.
699 single-parent households (177 men, 522 women).
98.1% of residents of 36272 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 14% well, 10% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 17% well, 6% not well).
Foreign born population: 78 (0.6%)
(55.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.6% | | Whole state: | 2.0% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany (42%)
- Mexico (28%)
- Ireland (17%)
- France (13%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 4
- 1985 to 1989: 4
- 1980 to 1984: 36
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 34
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 4836
- Other groups: 1470
- Irish: 915
- English: 643
- German: 331
- Scotch-Irish: 216
- Dutch: 121
- European: 58
- Scottish: 56
- French (except Basque): 42
- Polish: 38
- Norwegian: 32
- British: 28
- Italian: 28
- Welsh: 26
- Swedish: 14
- Celtic: 9
- Canadian: 8
- Subsaharan African:: 8
- African: 8

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BENNETT LUMBER COMPANY (111 OLD LADIGA ROAD in PIEDMONT, AL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL; SPECIAL PRODUCT SAWMILLS
Business NAICS classification: SAWMILLS.
Organizations: JAMES BENNETT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MCCLEAN FUELS PIEDMONT (125 MAGNOLIA DR. in PIEDMONT, AL)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2000-0357, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
Organizations: JMCPHERSON OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BAMA WASTE OIL SERVICE, INC.
- PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL (750 AL HIGHWAY 200 in PIEDMONT, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0020
Organizations: PIEDMONT CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BOSTROM SEATING INC (VIGO ROAD in PIEDMONT, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: ROBERT L JACKSON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ROBERT L JACKSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: UOP BOSTROM DIV
- PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (504 HOOD ST WEST in PIEDMONT, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0030
Organizations: PIEDMONT CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PIEDMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL (401 N MAIN ST in PIEDMONT, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0025
Organizations: PIEDMONT CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MERRILLS CARS AND PARTS (1795 HIGHWAY 278 EAST in PIEDMONT, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
Organizations: MERRILLS CARS & PARTS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ROY CLAUDE MERRILL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHAPMAN WASTE OIL (1260 COUNTY ROAD 93 in PIEDMONT, AL)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- PIEDMONT RECYCLING CO LLC (2722 HIGHWAY 278 WEST in PIEDMONT, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
Organizations: BOBBY SEXTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PIEDMONT SALVAGE & BODY SHOP
- FAGANS AUTO PARTS (2417 HWY 278 EAST in PIEDMONT, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
Organizations: CHARLIE FAGAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ADOT NHF 0200 500 (ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR in PIEDMONT, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS
Alternative names: ADOT NHF 52, NHF0200500
- AUTOZONE #317 (102 US HWY 278 BYPASS in PIEDMONT, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPER NAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, AUTOZONE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- REECE POULTRY (RUSSELL REECE in PIEDMONT, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
Alternative names: REECE POULTRY BROILER FACILITY, REECE POULTRY LLC
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 11071
- Northeast: 121
- Midwest: 304
- South: 2254
- West: 131
65% of the 36272 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Alabama.
Population in 1990: 12,921. Population change in the 1990s: +1,227 (+9.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
| Here: | 1.7% | | Alabama: | 10.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 1.4% | | Alabama: | 10.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36
| Here: | 9.2% | | Alabama: | 14.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- JENNINGS INTERIORS INC (106 E LADIGA ST in PIEDMONT, AL; small business): $94,523 in 4 contracts from 1999 to 2005
$67,246 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-12-23.
$20,000 with Navy for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Family Housing Facilities. Taking place in FL. Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 1999-01-19.
$7,277, same as above. Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 1999-02-08.
$0, same as above. Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 1999-01-19.
- CALHOUN FARMERS COOPERATIVE, I (900 HWY 278 BYPASS E in PIEDMONT, AL; small business): $39,579 in 2 contracts in 2004
$39,319 with Army for Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties. Signed on 2004-02-28. Completion date: 2004-03-09.
$260, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-23. Completion date: 2004-03-09.
- JAMES W BENNETT (111 OLD LADIGA ROAD in PIEDMONT, AL; small business): $25,272 in 2 contracts in 2004
$12,636 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials. Signed on 2004-09-25. Completion date: 2004-09-28.
$12,636 with Army for Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials. Signed on 2004-09-25. Completion date: 2004-09-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (50-99: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
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5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
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