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32601

ZIP 32601 is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County; area code 352; Eastern time. Gainesville has 17 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Alachua
Metro area
Gainesville, FL
Population
23,180
Coordinates
29.6487, -82.3254
☼ Live from 32601 — Gainesville, FL

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Where 32601 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 32601
  • 🔢 Type 32601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgZE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 32,601 = 3 × 10867. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 32591 (Pensacola, FL, 297 mi away) and 32602 (Gainesville, FL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 32601 becomes 10623, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01236, 01263, 02136, 02163, 02361, 02631, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03261 in Northwood, NH, 1,120 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯1,157 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 32601 and you would come out at 29.65°S, 97.67°E — 1,090 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
  • 📏 At 4.6 square miles of land, 32601 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,180This ZIP23,180
Households10,450This ZIP10,450
Housing units11,287This ZIP11,287
Median age22.8This ZIP22.8Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$30,352This ZIP$30,352Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$284,300This ZIP$284,300Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,158This ZIP$1,158Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher63.2%This ZIP63.2%
Mean commute18.0 minThis ZIP18.0 min
Population density5,041.3 / sq miThis ZIP5,041.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments788This ZIP788
Employees9,344This ZIP9,344
Annual payroll$413,555,000This ZIP$413,555,000
Tax returns filed6,580This ZIP6,580
Total adjusted gross income$388,710,000This ZIP$388,710,000

Land area

Land area4.60 sq miThis ZIP4.60 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 32601

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ZIP codes near 32601

ZIPCityDistance
32627 Gainesville, FL 0.2 mi
32610 Gainesville, FL 1.2 mi
32603 Gainesville, FL 1.5 mi
32612 Gainesville, FL 1.8 mi
32611 Gainesville, FL 2.8 mi
32614 Gainesville, FL 2.8 mi
32635 Gainesville, FL 2.8 mi
32605 Gainesville, FL 3.5 mi
32602 Gainesville, FL 4.5 mi
32641 Gainesville, FL 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 32601?

32601 is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County, part of the Gainesville, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6487, -82.3254.

What county is 32601 in?

32601 lies in Alachua County.

What area code is 32601?

Gainesville uses area code 352, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 32601 in?

32601 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 32601?

About 23,180 people live in ZIP code 32601, in 10,450 households, at 5,041.3 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 32601?

$30,352 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 32601?

The closest are 32627 (0.2 mi), 32610 (1.2 mi), 32603 (1.5 mi), 32612 (1.8 mi) and 32611 (2.8 mi).

Is 32601 a PO Box ZIP code?

32601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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