ZIP Code 36872

36872 is one of Alabama's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Valley, Lee County.

City: Valley
County: Lee County
State: Alabama
Prefix: 368xx

Where this code sits

36872 is part of the 368xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Valley is served by 2 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Valley page.

Valley Alabama ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 36872 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 36872

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 36872.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 36802	0.0 mi	Opelika, AL
ZIP code 36804	2.2 mi	Opelika, AL
ZIP code 36801	4.9 mi	Opelika, AL
ZIP code 36803	4.9 mi	Opelika, AL
ZIP code 36830	7.3 mi	Auburn, AL
ZIP code 36831	8.0 mi	Auburn, AL
ZIP code 36849	8.2 mi	Auburn University, AL
ZIP code 36832	9.9 mi	Auburn, 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 36872, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 36872. 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.