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36278 Zip Code (Wedowee, AL) Detailed Profile




City: Wedowee, AL (2.63%)
County: Randolph County, AL
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,093
Zip code population in 2010: 4,366
Zip code population in 2000: 3,439

Houses and condos: 3,416
Renter-occupied apartments: 314
% of renters here:

16%
State:

30%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 36278: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 132.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 31 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.3% ($712)
Alabama:

0.4% ($718)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $877 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $643 (0.3%)

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Males: 2,121  (51.8%)
Females: 1,971  (48.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 36278:

  • High school or higher: 86.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 36278:

  • Never married: 14.4%
  • Now married: 65.1%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

Zip code 36278 compared to state average:

  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Races in zip code 36278 (2022)
    • 3,15777.2%White
    • 78419.2%Black
    • 731.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 621.5%Two or more races
    • 100.2%Asian
    • 50.1%American Indian
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100% rural population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $270,218
36278:

$270,218
Alabama:

$200,900



According to our research of Alabama and other state lists, there were 12 registered sex offenders living in 36278 zip code as of April 27, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 36278 is 374 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

54.4 years
Alabama median age:

39.6 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.1 people
Alabama:

2.5 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 36278, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $66,184 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$66,184
State:

$63,984

Salary/wage: $53,215 (reported on 73.0% of returns)
Here:

$53,215
State:

$52,834
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1186.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3605.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6207.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8779.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16797.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 45840.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,256 (reported on 33.2% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,256
Alabama:

$1,615
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.2% for AGIs below $25k, 30.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 117.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 337.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1470.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,306 (reported on 16.1% of returns)
Here:

$5,306
State:

$7,660
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.7% for AGIs below $25k, 18.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 397.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2162.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$20,216 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:

+$20,216
State:

+$23,528
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 24.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 121.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 103.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 840.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12062.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,471 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:

+$11,471
State:

+$9,534
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 129.4% for AGIs below $25k, 170.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 174.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 409.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 490.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4885.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $23,408 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
36278:

$23,408
Alabama:

$19,004
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.8% for AGIs below $25k, 121.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 252.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 512.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1920.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2720.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $34,119 (reported on 7.6% of returns)
Here:

$34,119
State:

$37,338
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.5% for AGIs below $25k, 564.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1213.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5832.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $13,653 (reported on 7.1% of returns)
Here:

$13,653
State:

$18,005
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 162.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 417.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2927.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,638 (reported on 7.6% of returns)
36278:

$6,638
State:

$6,484
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $25k, 107.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 256.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1122.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,677 (reported on 20.4% of returns)
Here:

$2,677
State:

$2,628
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.1% for AGIs below $25k, 91.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%
Here:

96%
State:

93%
(% for various income ranges: 94.7% for AGIs below $25k, 95.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 36278, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,583 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$47,583
State:

$52,001

Salary/wage: $39,408 (reported on 77.7% of returns)
Here:

$39,408
State:

$43,822
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.9% for AGIs below $25k, 74.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 54.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,144 (reported on 34.1% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,144
Alabama:

$1,592
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,667 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:

$4,667
State:

$5,697
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,023 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:

+$4,023
State:

+$13,286
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,138 (reported on 16.2% of returns)
Here:

+$8,138
State:

+$9,151
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,386 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
36278:

$13,386
Alabama:

$14,992
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,794 (25% of AGI, reported on 27.4% of returns)
Here:

$22,794
State:

$21,388

Here:

25.1% of AGI
State:

20.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k, 13.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $6,300 (reported on 24.0% of returns)
Here:

$6,300
State:

$5,925
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $4,866 (reported on 26.3% of returns)
36278:

$4,866
State:

$5,272
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,527 (reported on 25.1% of returns)
Here:

$2,527
State:

$2,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.9%
Here:

71%
State:

60%
(% for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $25k, 67.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 36278, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,745 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$38,745
State:

$42,302

Salary/wage: $33,432 (reported on 79.4% of returns)
Here:

$33,432
State:

$36,626
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.2% for AGIs below $10k, 75.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,561 (reported on 41.8% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,561
Alabama:

$1,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,340 (reported on 16.2% of returns)
Here:

$2,340
State:

$4,206
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,083 (reported on 12.6% of returns)
Here:

+$9,083
State:

+$13,031
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,220 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:

+$4,220
State:

+$8,302
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, -0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,400 (reported on 1.5% of returns)
36278:

$3,400
Alabama:

$3,006

Total itemized deductions: $17,961 (23% of AGI, reported on 25.2% of returns)
Here:

$17,961
State:

$17,623

Here:

23.1% of AGI
State:

20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 8.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,928 (5% of AGI, reported on 22.2% of returns)
Here:

$3,928
State:

$4,768

Here:

5.3% of AGI
State:

5.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,679 (reported on 68.7% of returns)
36278:

$5,679
State:

$6,905
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,835 (reported on 26.1% of returns)
Here:

$1,835
State:

$2,048

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 81.1%
Here:

81%
State:

65%
(% for various income ranges: 78.2% for AGIs below $10k, 81.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$44,913
Alabama:

$59,674
Wedowee, AL (36278) map Nearest zip codes: 36280, 36276, 36266, 36263, 36274, 36258.
Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

44.2%
Alabama:

45.6%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

3.7%
Alabama:

46.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 293
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,659


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 19 (22 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 576 (333 now married, 241 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 36278 with a mortgage: 566 (23 second mortgage, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,238
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $409

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

24.1%
Whole state:

16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

12.4%
Whole state:

8.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.7
State:

4.7
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 36278: Big Hunting Club (A), Fosters Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department (B), New Hope Volunteer Fire Department (C), A and M Volunteer Fire Department (D), Wedowee Volunteer Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 36278 include: Mount Grove Baptist Church (A), Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (B), New Home Church (C), Noonday Church (D), Pine Flat Church (E), Rocky Branch Baptist Church (F), Shiloh Church (G), Union Hill Church (H), Valley Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Cemeteries: Knight Cemetery (1), Wildcat Creek Cemetery (2), Fowler Cemetery (3), Boozer Cemetery (4), Valley Grove Cemetery (5), Midway Cemetery (6), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Reservoirs: Burns Lake Number 2 (A), Carpenter Lake (B), Burns Lakes (C), Boyd Lake (D), Brady Lake (E), R L Harris Reservoir (F), New Hope Lake (G), Barton Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rollins Creek (A), Mud Creek (B), Miles Branch (C), Lane Branch (D), Jacks Branch (E), Hunter Creek (F), Little Tallapoosa River (G), Henson Branch (H), Green Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 272020 or later
  • 3512010 to 2019
  • 1,1842000 to 2009
  • 6271990 to 1999
  • 3541980 to 1989
  • 2961970 to 1979
  • 1371960 to 1969
  • 1461950 to 1959
  • 651940 to 1949
  • 1901939 or earlier

Zip code 36278 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wedowee, AL (36278)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wedowee, AL (36278)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 591 bedroom
  • 2972 bedrooms
  • 7403 bedrooms
  • 4224 bedrooms
  • 1315+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wedowee, AL (36278)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wedowee, AL (36278)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 661 bedroom
  • 652 bedrooms
  • 1313 bedrooms
  • 304 bedrooms
  • 235+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wedowee, AL (36278) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wedowee, AL (36278) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 4511 vehicle
  • 6122 vehicles
  • 3373 vehicles
  • 1384 vehicles
  • 1025+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wedowee, AL (36278) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wedowee, AL (36278) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 64no vehicle
  • 1661 vehicle
  • 472 vehicles
  • 253 vehicles
  • 124 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 36278 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 36278 household income distribution in 2022
  • 175Less than $10,000
  • 139$10,000 to $14,999
  • 134$15,000 to $19,999
  • 129$20,000 to $24,999
  • 88$25,000 to $29,999
  • 83$30,000 to $34,999
  • 138$35,000 to $39,999
  • 84$40,000 to $44,999
  • 24$45,000 to $49,999
  • 178$50,000 to $59,999
  • 126$60,000 to $74,999
  • 214$75,000 to $99,999
  • 169$100,000 to $124,999
  • 34$125,000 to $149,999
  • 54$150,000 to $199,999
  • 179$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 36278

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 36278
  • 35Less than $10,000
  • 5$10,000 to $14,999
  • 26$15,000 to $19,999
  • 6$20,000 to $24,999
  • 36$25,000 to $29,999
  • 5$40,000 to $49,999
  • 35$50,000 to $59,999
  • 39$70,000 to $79,999
  • 65$80,000 to $89,999
  • 12$90,000 to $99,999
  • 90$100,000 to $124,999
  • 45$125,000 to $149,999
  • 206$150,000 to $174,999
  • 39$175,000 to $199,999
  • 115$200,000 to $249,999
  • 153$250,000 to $299,999
  • 185$300,000 to $399,999
  • 228$400,000 to $499,999
  • 321$500,000 to $749,999
  • 107$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 36278

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 36278
  • 2Less than $100
  • 21$150 to $199
  • 9$200 to $249
  • 25$300 to $349
  • 13$350 to $399
  • 83$400 to $449
  • 38$450 to $499
  • 25$500 to $549
  • 15$550 to $599
  • 12$1,250 to $1,499
  • 9$1,500 to $1,999
  • 56No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $646.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $196,345.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $308,136
  • Black or African American householders: $253,454
  • Two or more races householders: $299,355

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $270,218
36278:

$270,218
Alabama:

$200,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $144,441 - $518,602

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $300,893
Here:

$300,893
State:

$273,076

Mobile homes: $71,484
Here:

$71,484
State:

$77,780
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 36278
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,478
  • One, attached: 40
  • Two: 15
  • 3 or 4: 26
  • 5 to 9: 45
  • 20 to 49: 6
  • Mobile homes: 789

Unemployment: 3.8%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 36278

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 36278
  • 76.4%1,028Drove a car alone
  • 1.7%23Carpooled
  • 6.4%86Bus or trolley bus
  • 3.3%44Walked
  • 0.7%9Other means
  • 11.4%154Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 36278

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 36278
  • 133Less than 5 minutes
  • 385 to 9 minutes
  • 19610 to 14 minutes
  • 9915 to 19 minutes
  • 14920 to 24 minutes
  • 3025 to 29 minutes
  • 16230 to 34 minutes
  • 2035 to 39 minutes
  • 5340 to 44 minutes
  • 17145 to 59 minutes
  • 4960 to 89 minutes
  • 9590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,093
  • Male householders: 1,082 (237 living alone), Female householders: 863 (346 living alone)
  • 1,123 spouses (1,123 opposite-sex spouses), 48 unmarried partners, (48 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 758 children (660 natural, 49 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 106 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 19 foster children, 25 other relatives, 45 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 70 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 941 2-persons, 157 3-persons, 184 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 583 1-person, 13 2-persons

281 married couples with children.
250 single-parent households (35 men, 215 women).

98.0% of residents of 36278 zip code speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% very well, 27% well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% very well, 67% well).

Foreign born population: 22 (0.6%)
(85.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

0.6%
Whole state:

3.8%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 43%Romania
  • 29%Honduras
  • 10%West Indies
Most common first ancestries reported in 36278
  • 23%American
  • 16%English
  • 10%Irish
  • 5%German
  • 3%European
  • 3%Scottish
  • 2%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 352010 or later
  • 662000 to 2009
  • 71990 to 1999
  • 3Before 1990

Zip code 36278 topographic map

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • RANDOLPH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (465 WOODLAND AVE in WEDOWEE, AL)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0020
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • RANDOLPH-ROANOKE AREA VOCATIONAL (960 MAIN ST S in WEDOWEE, AL)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6000
    Organizations: RANDOLPH COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • RANDOLPH-ROANOKE CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER (WEDOWEE HIGHWAY in WEDOWEE, AL)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6000
    Organizations: ROANOKE CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • MID SOUTH PLATING (1632 COUNTY ROAD 23 in WEDOWEE, AL)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING
    Organizations: BRIAN RAUGHTON (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , STEVEN W. REAVES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • KEYS PLATING & MACHINE CO (P O BOX 216 in WEDOWEE, AL)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • APAC SOUTHEAST INC (WEDOWEE QUARRY) (2850 OLD HWY 431 in WEDOWEE, AL)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (PERMIT TRACKING)
    Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN GRANITE
  • PROBILT MANUFACTURING (HWY 431 S in WEDOWEE, AL)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC and NAICS classification: LOGGING
  • RANDOLPH CO SANITARY LANDFILL (RANDOLPH COUNTY COMMISSION in WEDOWEE, AL)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
    Alternative names: RANDOLPH COUNTY SANITARY LF, RANDOLPH COUNTY SLF
  • RANDOLPH COUNTY CONCRETE INC (18985 HIGHWAY 431 in WEDOWEE, AL)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  • NAPA AUTO PARTS (103 SOUTH MAIN STREET in WEDPOWEE, AL)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • RANDOLPH COUNTY CD LANDFILL (RANDOLPH COUNTY COMMISSION in WEDOWEE, AL)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
    Alternative names: RANDOLPH CO CD LANDFILL
  • RANDOLPH COUNTY CONCRETE (RANDOLPH COUNTY CONCRETE INC in WEDOWEE, AL)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
    Alternative names: RANDOLPH CO CONCRETE
  • RANDOLPH COUNTY DRUM SITE (COUNTY ROAD 431 N in WEDOWEE, AL)
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , RANDOLPH CO. DRUM SITE (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: RANDOLPH CO. DRUM SITE

Zip code 36278 marital status for males
Zip code 36278 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 63.0%Electricity
  • 21.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 10.5%Utility gas
  • 3.2%Wood
  • 1.8%Other fuel

Population in 1990: 3,101. Population change in the 1990s: +338 (+10.9%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2,297
  • Northeast: 57
  • Midwest: 136
  • South: 1,471
  • West: 48

68% of the 36278 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.

92% of the 36278 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from different state.

Year householders moved into unit in Wedowee, AL (36278)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 105
Here:

26.0%
Alabama:

14.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Here:

13.5%
Alabama:

16.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
Here:

33.6%
Alabama:

14.6%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 223,629Management occupations
  • 80,511Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 68,129Health technologists and technicians
  • 55,418Education, training, and library occupations
  • 51,739Business and financial operations occupations
  • 47,651Community and social service occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • BENNETT, JOHN J (493 COUNTY RD 247 in WEDOWEE, IA; small business) : $30,000 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2004
    $10,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Facilities Operations Support Services. Taking place in IA. Signed on 2004-02-11. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
    $10,000 with Army for Facilities Operations Support Services. Taking place in IA. Signed on 2004-02-11. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
    $5,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Facilities Operations Support Services. Taking place in IA. Signed on 2003-01-23. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
    $5,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-02-21. Completion date: 2002-09-30.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
  • Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (20-49: 1)
  • Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 48 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 67 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 10 people in nursing homes

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 5
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 9
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 29. The highest number of fire incidents - 152 took place in 2007, and the least - 1 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 36278 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (49.0%), and Outside Fires (41.2%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 36278
    • 22549.0%Structure Fires
    • 18941.2%Outside Fires
    • 429.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 30.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 36278, Alabama

Most common first names in zip code 36278 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James4373.4 years
William4174.6 years
John3877.3 years
Mary3073.1 years
Robert2274.9 years
Willie1775.4 years
Thomas1471.7 years
Charlie1371.6 years
George1172.0 years
Minnie1086.6 years
Most common last names in zip code 36278 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Holloway2268.4 years
White1973.9 years
Smith1870.5 years
Knight1770.2 years
Mitchell1777.2 years
Boyd1673.2 years
Wright1675.6 years
Perry1575.6 years
Lipham1472.9 years
Johnson1473.2 years

Businesses in zip code 36278

  • FedEx: 1
  • H&R Block: 1
  • Subway: 1

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