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32653

ZIP 32653 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
15,150
Coordinates
29.7439, -82.4028
☼ Live from 32653 — Gainesville, FL

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Where 32653 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 32653
  • 🔢 Type 32653 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESgZE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 32653 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111111110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 32648 (Horseshoe Beach, FL, 53 mi away) and 32654 (Island Grove, FL, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 32653 becomes 35623, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23356, 25336, 26335, 32356, 32536, 32563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56332 in Garfield, MN, 1,326 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯1,149 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 32653 and you would come out at 29.74°S, 97.60°E — 1,093 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
  • 📏 At 38.5 square miles of land, 32653 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,150This ZIP15,150
Households6,505This ZIP6,505
Housing units6,808This ZIP6,808
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$93,913This ZIP$93,913Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$301,700This ZIP$301,700Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,188This ZIP$1,188Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.0%This ZIP50.0%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density393.0 / sq miThis ZIP393.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments366This ZIP366
Employees4,674This ZIP4,674
Annual payroll$279,880,000This ZIP$279,880,000
Tax returns filed6,820This ZIP6,820
Total adjusted gross income$667,045,000This ZIP$667,045,000

Land area

Land area38.55 sq miThis ZIP38.55 sq mi
Water area0.77 sq miThis ZIP0.77 sq mi

Other place names in 32653

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ZIP codes near 32653

ZIPCityDistance
32605 Gainesville, FL 4.8 mi
32606 Gainesville, FL 4.9 mi
32611 Gainesville, FL 5.2 mi
32614 Gainesville, FL 5.2 mi
32635 Gainesville, FL 5.2 mi
32616 Alachua, FL 6.4 mi
32607 Gainesville, FL 6.7 mi
32603 Gainesville, FL 7.0 mi
32615 Alachua, FL 7.2 mi
32609 Gainesville, FL 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 32653?

32653 is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County, part of the Gainesville, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.7439, -82.4028.

What county is 32653 in?

32653 lies in Alachua County.

What area code is 32653?

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

What time zone is 32653 in?

32653 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 32653?

About 15,150 people live in ZIP code 32653, in 6,505 households, at 393.0 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 32653?

$93,913 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 32653?

The closest are 32605 (4.8 mi), 32606 (4.9 mi), 32611 (5.2 mi), 32614 (5.2 mi) and 32635 (5.2 mi).

Is 32653 a PO Box ZIP code?

32653 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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