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32609

ZIP 32609 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
19,752
Coordinates
29.7722, -82.2834
☼ Live from 32609 — Gainesville, FL

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Where 32609 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 32609
  • 🔢 Type 32609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgZE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 32609 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 32608 (Gainesville, FL, 14 mi away) and 32610 (Gainesville, FL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 32609 becomes 90623 — and that is a real ZIP code: La Palma, CA, 2,108 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02639, 03269, 06239, 09263, 20639, 20693, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96203 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,416 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯1,153 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 32609 and you would come out at 29.77°S, 97.72°E — 1,085 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
  • 📏 At 117.6 square miles of land, 32609 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 89 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,752This ZIP19,752
Households7,743This ZIP7,743
Housing units8,497This ZIP8,497
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$49,406This ZIP$49,406Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$178,900This ZIP$178,900Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,258This ZIP$1,258Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%This ZIP27.1%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density168.0 / sq miThis ZIP168.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments657This ZIP657
Employees9,003This ZIP9,003
Annual payroll$457,969,000This ZIP$457,969,000
Tax returns filed7,740This ZIP7,740
Total adjusted gross income$375,595,000This ZIP$375,595,000

Land area

Land area117.55 sq miThis ZIP117.55 sq mi
Water area2.20 sq miThis ZIP2.20 sq mi

Other place names in 32609

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ZIP codes near 32609

ZIPCityDistance
32653 Gainesville, FL 7.4 mi
32611 Gainesville, FL 7.6 mi
32614 Gainesville, FL 7.6 mi
32635 Gainesville, FL 7.6 mi
32605 Gainesville, FL 8.4 mi
32044 Hampton, FL 8.6 mi
32627 Gainesville, FL 8.7 mi
32694 Waldo, FL 8.7 mi
32601 Gainesville, FL 8.9 mi
32622 Brooker, FL 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 32609?

32609 is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County, part of the Gainesville, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.7722, -82.2834.

What county is 32609 in?

32609 lies in Alachua County.

What area code is 32609?

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

What time zone is 32609 in?

32609 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 32609?

About 19,752 people live in ZIP code 32609, in 7,743 households, at 168.0 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 32609?

$49,406 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 32609?

The closest are 32653 (7.4 mi), 32611 (7.6 mi), 32614 (7.6 mi), 32635 (7.6 mi) and 32605 (8.4 mi).

Is 32609 a PO Box ZIP code?

32609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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