ZIP Code 36862

36862 is one of Alabama's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Lafayette, Chambers County.

City: Lafayette
County: Chambers County
State: Alabama
Prefix: 368xx

Where this code sits

36862 is part of the 368xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Lafayette.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 36862 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 36862

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 36862.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 36855	11 mi	Five Points, AL
ZIP code 36879	12 mi	Waverly, AL
ZIP code 36852	14 mi	Cusseta, AL
ZIP code 36863	14 mi	Lanett, AL
ZIP code 36850	15 mi	Camp Hill, AL
ZIP code 36274	16 mi	Roanoke, AL
ZIP code 36276	17 mi	Wadley, AL
ZIP code 36854	17 mi	Valley, 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 36862, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 36862. 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.