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32608

ZIP 32608 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
54,566
Coordinates
29.5902, -82.3962
☼ Live from 32608 — Gainesville, FL

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Where 32608 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 32608
  • 🔢 Type 32608 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOgZE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 32,608 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1019. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111101100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 32607 (Gainesville, FL, 4 mi away) and 32609 (Gainesville, FL, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 32608 becomes 80623 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gilcrest, CO, 1,461 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02368, 02638, 02836, 02863, 03268, 03826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83602 in Banks, ID, 2,098 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 32608 and you would come out at 29.59°S, 97.60°E — 1,095 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 15m.
  • 📏 At 44.5 square miles of land, 32608 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population54,566This ZIP54,566
Households23,917This ZIP23,917
Housing units26,419This ZIP26,419
Median age30.3This ZIP30.3Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,588This ZIP$61,588Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$358,200This ZIP$358,200Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,412This ZIP$1,412Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.5%This ZIP59.5%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density1,227.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,227.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,032This ZIP1,032
Employees29,094This ZIP29,094
Annual payroll$1,741,502,000This ZIP$1,741,502,000
Tax returns filed21,990This ZIP21,990
Total adjusted gross income$2,075,350,000This ZIP$2,075,350,000

Land area

Land area44.46 sq miThis ZIP44.46 sq mi
Water area7.27 sq miThis ZIP7.27 sq mi

Other place names in 32608

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ZIP codes near 32608

ZIPCityDistance
32604 Gainesville, FL 1.2 mi
32602 Gainesville, FL 2.7 mi
32607 Gainesville, FL 4.2 mi
32612 Gainesville, FL 4.5 mi
32610 Gainesville, FL 4.7 mi
32603 Gainesville, FL 5.1 mi
32601 Gainesville, FL 5.9 mi
32627 Gainesville, FL 6.0 mi
32605 Gainesville, FL 6.3 mi
32611 Gainesville, FL 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 32608?

32608 is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County, part of the Gainesville, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.5902, -82.3962.

What county is 32608 in?

32608 lies in Alachua County.

What area code is 32608?

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

What time zone is 32608 in?

32608 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 32608?

About 54,566 people live in ZIP code 32608, in 23,917 households, at 1,227.4 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 32608?

$61,588 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 32608?

The closest are 32604 (1.2 mi), 32602 (2.7 mi), 32607 (4.2 mi), 32612 (4.5 mi) and 32610 (4.7 mi).

Is 32608 a PO Box ZIP code?

32608 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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