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32579

ZIP 32579 is Shalimar, Florida, in Okaloosa County; area code 850; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Okaloosa
Population
10,506
Coordinates
30.4457, -86.5743
☼ Live from 32579 — Shalimar, FL

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Where 32579 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 32579
  • 🔢 Type 32579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLSZE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 32579 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111101000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 32578 (Niceville, FL, 9 mi away) and 32580 (Valparaiso, FL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 32579 becomes 97523 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cave Junction, OR, 2,196 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27359, 27539, 27593, 27935, 27953, 29375, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97352 in Jefferson, OR, 2,202 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯937 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 32579 and you would come out at 30.45°S, 93.43°E — 1,282 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 32579 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,506This ZIP10,506
Households4,516This ZIP4,516
Housing units5,135This ZIP5,135
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$104,510This ZIP$104,510Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$444,300This ZIP$444,300Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,712This ZIP$1,712Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.7%This ZIP47.7%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density3,015.5 / sq miThis ZIP3,015.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments200This ZIP200
Employees1,541This ZIP1,541
Annual payroll$95,994,000This ZIP$95,994,000
Tax returns filed5,560This ZIP5,560
Total adjusted gross income$552,262,000This ZIP$552,262,000

Land area

Land area3.48 sq miThis ZIP3.48 sq mi
Water area2.39 sq miThis ZIP2.39 sq mi

Other place names in 32579

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ZIP codes near 32579

ZIPCityDistance
32548 Fort Walton Beach, FL 2.4 mi
32549 Fort Walton Beach, FL 3.2 mi
32542 Eglin Afb, FL 4.7 mi
32547 Fort Walton Beach, FL 4.9 mi
32580 Valparaiso, FL 5.5 mi
32540 Destin, FL 5.9 mi
32541 Destin, FL 6.7 mi
32578 Niceville, FL 8.6 mi
32544 Hurlburt Field, FL 8.7 mi
32569 Mary Esther, FL 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 32579?

32579 is in Shalimar, Florida, in Okaloosa County, part of the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4457, -86.5743.

What county is 32579 in?

32579 lies in Okaloosa County.

What area code is 32579?

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

What time zone is 32579 in?

32579 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 32579?

About 10,506 people live in ZIP code 32579, in 4,516 households, at 3,015.5 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 32579?

$104,510 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 32579?

The closest are 32548 (2.4 mi), 32549 (3.2 mi), 32542 (4.7 mi), 32547 (4.9 mi) and 32580 (5.5 mi).

Is 32579 a PO Box ZIP code?

32579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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