Malcolm is a community in Washington County, Alabama, home to about 204 people across 2.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 36556, and parts of 36553 are in Malcolm too.
Mostly Malcolm
Part is in Malcolm, part in McIntosh and Fairford
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| Nearest major airport | Pensacola International Airport (PNS)70 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA139 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX449 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Malcolm; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Malcolm had 136 residents in the 2020 census, down 27% since 2010.
It’s the 510th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Washington County grew from 11,134 residents in 1900 to 15,388 in 2020.
Washington County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 36°F. About 60.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jackson, AL weather station (23 miles away).
5,038 jobs at 220 businesses in Washington County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with McIntosh, Fairford and Sims Chapel.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.