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32542

ZIP 32542 is Eglin Afb, Florida, in Okaloosa County; area code 850; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Okaloosa
Population
3,578
Coordinates
30.5077, -86.5414
☼ Live from 32542 — Eglin Afb, FL

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Where 32542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 32542
  • 🔢 Type 32542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSZE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 32,542 = 2 × 53 × 307. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111100011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 32541 (Destin, FL, 9 mi away) and 32544 (Hurlburt Field, FL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 32542 becomes 24523 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bedford, VA, 620 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22435, 22534, 23452, 24325, 24352, 24523, …). The farthest-flung twin is 54232 in Saint Nazianz, WI, 936 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯935 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 32542 and you would come out at 30.51°S, 93.46°E — 1,286 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 84.3 square miles of land, 32542 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,578This ZIP3,578
Households900This ZIP900
Housing units954This ZIP954
Median age23.7This ZIP23.7Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$77,900This ZIP$77,900Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median gross rent$2,260This ZIP$2,260Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.1%This ZIP45.1%
Mean commute13.1 minThis ZIP13.1 min
Population density42.4 / sq miThis ZIP42.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments104This ZIP104
Employees3,215This ZIP3,215
Annual payroll$260,931,000This ZIP$260,931,000
Tax returns filed1,410This ZIP1,410
Total adjusted gross income$71,633,000This ZIP$71,633,000

Land area

Land area84.33 sq miThis ZIP84.33 sq mi
Water area1.97 sq miThis ZIP1.97 sq mi

Other place names in 32542

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ZIP codes near 32542

ZIPCityDistance
32580 Valparaiso, FL 1.6 mi
32579 Shalimar, FL 4.7 mi
32578 Niceville, FL 5.5 mi
32548 Fort Walton Beach, FL 7.1 mi
32547 Fort Walton Beach, FL 7.2 mi
32549 Fort Walton Beach, FL 7.6 mi
32540 Destin, FL 8.3 mi
32541 Destin, FL 8.6 mi
32588 Niceville, FL 11.1 mi
32544 Hurlburt Field, FL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 32542?

32542 is in Eglin Afb, Florida, in Okaloosa County, part of the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5077, -86.5414.

What county is 32542 in?

32542 lies in Okaloosa County.

What area code is 32542?

Eglin Afb uses area code 850, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 32542 in?

32542 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 32542?

About 3,578 people live in ZIP code 32542, in 900 households, at 42.4 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 32542?

$77,900 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 32542?

The closest are 32580 (1.6 mi), 32579 (4.7 mi), 32578 (5.5 mi), 32548 (7.1 mi) and 32547 (7.2 mi).

Is 32542 a PO Box ZIP code?

32542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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