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33042

ZIP 33042 is Summerland Key, Florida, in Monroe County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Monroe
Population
6,441
Coordinates
24.6653, -81.5031
☼ Live from 33042 — Summerland Key, FL

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Where 33042 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33042
  • 🔢 Type 33042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,042 = 2 × 3 × 5507. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000000100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33041 (Key West, FL, 19 mi away) and 33043 (Big Pine Key, FL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33042 becomes 24033 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roanoke, VA, 876 miles away.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02334, 02343, 03234, 03243, 04332, 20433, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34032 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,983 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,442 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33042 and you would come out at 24.67°S, 98.50°E — 871 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 36m.
  • 📏 At 27.6 square miles of land, 33042 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,441This ZIP6,441
Households2,820This ZIP2,820
Housing units4,757This ZIP4,757
Median age52.5This ZIP52.5Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$103,041This ZIP$103,041Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$856,500This ZIP$856,500Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,271This ZIP$2,271Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.7%This ZIP46.7%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density233.5 / sq miThis ZIP233.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments215This ZIP215
Employees1,259This ZIP1,259
Annual payroll$59,299,000This ZIP$59,299,000
Tax returns filed3,450This ZIP3,450
Total adjusted gross income$589,256,000This ZIP$589,256,000

Land area

Land area27.59 sq miThis ZIP27.59 sq mi
Water area95.78 sq miThis ZIP95.78 sq mi

Other place names in 33042

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ZIP codes near 33042

ZIPCityDistance
33043 Big Pine Key, FL 15.2 mi
33041 Key West, FL 19.1 mi
33045 Key West, FL 19.1 mi
33040 Key West, FL 27.6 mi
33052 Marathon Shores, FL 27.9 mi
33051 Key Colony Beach, FL 30.5 mi
33050 Marathon, FL 32.9 mi
33001 Long Key, FL 45.6 mi
33036 Islamorada, FL 53.0 mi
33070 Tavernier, FL 65.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33042?

33042 is in Summerland Key, Florida, in Monroe County, part of the Key West-Key Largo, FL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 24.6653, -81.5031.

What county is 33042 in?

33042 lies in Monroe County.

What time zone is 33042 in?

33042 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33042?

About 6,441 people live in ZIP code 33042, in 2,820 households, at 233.5 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 33042?

$103,041 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33042?

The closest are 33043 (15.2 mi), 33041 (19.1 mi), 33045 (19.1 mi), 33040 (27.6 mi) and 33052 (27.9 mi).

Is 33042 a PO Box ZIP code?

33042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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