ZIP Code 36439 — Excel town, AL Demographics & Data

ZIP code 36439 covers Excel, AL in Monroe County with a population of about 141.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 22.2 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 251; U.S. House district AL-2; the MOBILE - PENSACOLA (FT WALT) media market.

Excel, AL reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (25.4%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

Median household income in ZIP 36439 is about $76,023 — about even with the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 9.9%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 37.9% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 4.2 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Transportation; a mean commute of about 32.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 85.1% (about 19.7 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Excel town, AL as Relatively Low (composite score 48.7), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (87.9) and wildfire (42.2). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Excel town, AL show little to no average snow and around 63.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 4 for ZIP 36439 (Excel town, AL) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.