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32438

ZIP 32438 is Fountain, Florida, mostly in Bay County; area codes 850 and 448; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bay +3 more
Population
4,815
Coordinates
30.5117, -85.4149
☼ Live from 32438 — Fountain, FL

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Where 32438 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 32438
  • 🔢 Type 32438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhZE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 32,438 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 331. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111010110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 32437 (Ebro, FL, 30 mi away) and 32439 (Freeport, FL, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 32438 becomes 83423 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dubois, ID, 1,743 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23438, 23483, 23834, 23843, 28334, 28343, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83324 in Dietrich, ID, 1,799 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯982 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 32438 and you would come out at 30.51°S, 94.59°E — 1,259 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 56.8 square miles of land, 32438 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,815This ZIP4,815
Households1,810This ZIP1,810
Housing units2,035This ZIP2,035
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$50,000This ZIP$50,000Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$153,700This ZIP$153,700Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$626This ZIP$626Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute43.7 minThis ZIP43.7 min
Population density84.8 / sq miThis ZIP84.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees128This ZIP128
Annual payroll$2,853,000This ZIP$2,853,000
Tax returns filed1,780This ZIP1,780
Total adjusted gross income$78,916,000This ZIP$78,916,000

Land area

Land area56.75 sq miThis ZIP56.75 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Counties 32438 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bay County 77.3%
Calhoun County 17.1%
Jackson County 4.6%
Washington County 0.9%

ZIP codes near 32438

ZIPCityDistance
32420 Alford, FL 8.8 mi
32466 Youngstown, FL 9.0 mi
32428 Chipley, FL 11.8 mi
32421 Altha, FL 12.5 mi
32430 Clarksville, FL 13.0 mi
32463 Wausau, FL 13.0 mi
32448 Marianna, FL 15.8 mi
32431 Cottondale, FL 19.1 mi
32449 Wewahitchka, FL 20.5 mi
32409 Panama City, FL 21.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 32438?

32438 is in Fountain, Florida, in Bay County, part of the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5117, -85.4149.

What county is 32438 in?

32438 spans 4 counties: Bay County, Calhoun County, Jackson County and Washington County. Most of it falls in Bay County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 32438?

Fountain uses area codes 850 and 448, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 32438 in?

32438 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 32438?

About 4,815 people live in ZIP code 32438, in 1,810 households, at 84.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 32438?

$50,000 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 32438?

The closest are 32420 (8.8 mi), 32466 (9 mi), 32428 (11.8 mi), 32421 (12.5 mi) and 32430 (13 mi).

Is 32438 a PO Box ZIP code?

32438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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