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32640

ZIP 32640 is Hawthorne, Florida, mostly in Alachua County; area code 352; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Alachua +1 more
Metro area
Gainesville, FL
Population
10,623
Coordinates
29.5577, -82.0708
☼ Live from 32640 — Hawthorne, FL

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Where 32640 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 32640
  • 🔢 Type 32640 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhgZE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 32,640 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 17. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 32639 (Gulf Hammock, FL, 45 mi away) and 32641 (Gainesville, FL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 32640 becomes 04623 — and that is a real ZIP code: Columbia Falls, ME, 1,307 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02346, 02364, 02634, 02643, 03246, 03264, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04623 in Columbia Falls, ME, 1,307 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯1,173 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 32640 and you would come out at 29.56°S, 97.93°E — 1,076 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 15m.
  • 📏 At 187.7 square miles of land, 32640 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 143 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,623This ZIP10,623
Households4,375This ZIP4,375
Housing units5,338This ZIP5,338
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,208This ZIP$60,208Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$169,900This ZIP$169,900Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$978This ZIP$978Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%This ZIP15.2%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density56.6 / sq miThis ZIP56.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments131This ZIP131
Employees845This ZIP845
Annual payroll$38,382,000This ZIP$38,382,000
Tax returns filed4,480This ZIP4,480
Total adjusted gross income$249,394,000This ZIP$249,394,000

Land area

Land area187.73 sq miThis ZIP187.73 sq mi
Water area52.84 sq miThis ZIP52.84 sq mi

Counties 32640 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Alachua County 57.1%
Putnam County 42.9%

Other place names in 32640

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 32640

ZIPCityDistance
32662 Lochloosa, FL 3.7 mi
32654 Island Grove, FL 7.5 mi
32182 Orange Springs, FL 8.5 mi
32113 Citra, FL 10.3 mi
32633 Evinston, FL 10.8 mi
32149 Interlachen, FL 11.6 mi
32148 Interlachen, FL 11.7 mi
32664 Mc Intosh, FL 11.8 mi
32666 Melrose, FL 11.8 mi
32641 Gainesville, FL 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 32640?

32640 is in Hawthorne, Florida, in Alachua County, part of the Gainesville, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.5577, -82.0708.

What county is 32640 in?

32640 spans 2 counties: Alachua County and Putnam County. Most of it falls in Alachua County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 32640?

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

What time zone is 32640 in?

32640 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 32640?

About 10,623 people live in ZIP code 32640, in 4,375 households, at 56.6 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 32640?

$60,208 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 32640?

The closest are 32662 (3.7 mi), 32654 (7.5 mi), 32182 (8.5 mi), 32113 (10.3 mi) and 32633 (10.8 mi).

Is 32640 a PO Box ZIP code?

32640 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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