ZIP 36801 · Opelika
Who lives in ZIP code 36801 (Opelika, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Opelika, AL · Lee County
uszips 2026
People25,438
Median age40.6
Household income$62,414
Home value$234,052
Median rent$932/mo
Poverty19.0%
College degree+35.8%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Wider region
- Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 125 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,651
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.0% are 65 or older; 76.4% are adults.
Household income
28.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,277.
Education (adults 25+)
38.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.5%
- Never married
- 33.7%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 44.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.2%
- Rent burden
- 39.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.0%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.6%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 16.7%
- No health insurance
- 7.5%
- Limited English
- 2.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.