ZIP Code 36540

36540 is one of Alabama's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Gainestown, Clarke County.

City: Gainestown
County: Clarke County
State: Alabama
Prefix: 365xx

Where this code sits

36540 is part of the 365xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Gainestown.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 36540 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

251 Area code 251

ZIP codes nearest 36540

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 36540.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 36480	10 mi	Uriah, AL
ZIP code 36545	13 mi	Jackson, AL
ZIP code 36470	13 mi	Perdue Hill, AL
ZIP code 36550	15 mi	Little River, AL
ZIP code 36482	15 mi	Whatley, AL
ZIP code 36457	15 mi	Megargel, AL
ZIP code 36449	16 mi	Goodway, AL
ZIP code 36458	17 mi	Mexia, AL

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 36540, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 36540. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.