ZIP Code 36874

36874 is one of Alabama's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Salem, Lee County.

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

Where this code sits

36874 is part of the 368xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Salem.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 36874 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 36874

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 36874.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 36877	7.5 mi	Smiths Station, AL
ZIP code 36804	8.1 mi	Opelika, AL
ZIP code 36802	10 mi	Opelika, AL
ZIP code 36872	10 mi	Valley, AL
ZIP code 36870	11 mi	Phenix City, AL
ZIP code 31808	11 mi	Fortson, GA
ZIP code 36801	11 mi	Opelika, AL
ZIP code 36803	11 mi	Opelika, 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 36874, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 36874. 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.