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32606

ZIP 32606 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
23,022
Coordinates
29.6821, -82.4441
☼ Live from 32606 — Gainesville, FL

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Where 32606 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 32606
  • 🔢 Type 32606 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOgZE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 32,606 = 2 × 7 × 17 × 137. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111101011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 32605 (Gainesville, FL, 4 mi away) and 32607 (Gainesville, FL, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 32606 becomes 60623 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chicago, IL, 891 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02366, 02663, 03266, 06263, 20636, 23066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03266 in Rumney, NH, 1,134 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯1,150 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 32606 and you would come out at 29.68°S, 97.56°E — 1,096 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
  • 📏 At 15.4 square miles of land, 32606 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,022This ZIP23,022
Households10,657This ZIP10,657
Housing units11,180This ZIP11,180
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$87,953This ZIP$87,953Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$347,800This ZIP$347,800Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,703This ZIP$1,703Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.6%This ZIP57.6%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density1,495.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,495.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments877This ZIP877
Employees10,684This ZIP10,684
Annual payroll$578,000,000This ZIP$578,000,000
Tax returns filed11,790This ZIP11,790
Total adjusted gross income$1,135,599,000This ZIP$1,135,599,000

Land area

Land area15.39 sq miThis ZIP15.39 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 32606

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ZIP codes near 32606

ZIPCityDistance
32607 Gainesville, FL 2.8 mi
32605 Gainesville, FL 4.3 mi
32602 Gainesville, FL 4.6 mi
32653 Gainesville, FL 4.9 mi
32611 Gainesville, FL 5.4 mi
32614 Gainesville, FL 5.4 mi
32635 Gainesville, FL 5.4 mi
32603 Gainesville, FL 6.0 mi
32612 Gainesville, FL 6.1 mi
32610 Gainesville, FL 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 32606?

32606 is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County, part of the Gainesville, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6821, -82.4441.

What county is 32606 in?

32606 lies in Alachua County.

What area code is 32606?

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

What time zone is 32606 in?

32606 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 32606?

About 23,022 people live in ZIP code 32606, in 10,657 households, at 1,495.5 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 32606?

$87,953 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 32606?

The closest are 32607 (2.8 mi), 32605 (4.3 mi), 32602 (4.6 mi), 32653 (4.9 mi) and 32611 (5.4 mi).

Is 32606 a PO Box ZIP code?

32606 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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