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33043

ZIP 33043 is Big Pine Key, Florida, in Monroe County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Monroe
Population
4,298
Coordinates
24.6697, -81.2608
☼ Live from 33043 — Big Pine Key, FL

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Where 33043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33043
  • 🔢 Type 33043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,043 = 173 × 191. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000000100010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33042 (Summerland Key, FL, 15 mi away) and 33045 (Key West, FL, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33043 becomes 34033 — and that is a real ZIP code: APO AA, a military post office, 4,076 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04333, 30334, 30343, 33034, 33304, 33340, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34033 in APO AA, a military post office, 4,076 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,451 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33043 and you would come out at 24.67°S, 98.74°E — 874 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 16.6 square miles of land, 33043 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,298This ZIP4,298
Households1,879This ZIP1,879
Housing units2,972This ZIP2,972
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$110,491This ZIP$110,491Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$638,000This ZIP$638,000Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,724This ZIP$1,724Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%This ZIP30.7%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density258.3 / sq miThis ZIP258.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments195This ZIP195
Employees1,008This ZIP1,008
Annual payroll$43,903,000This ZIP$43,903,000
Tax returns filed2,370This ZIP2,370
Total adjusted gross income$224,744,000This ZIP$224,744,000

Land area

Land area16.64 sq miThis ZIP16.64 sq mi
Water area83.88 sq miThis ZIP83.88 sq mi

Other place names in 33043

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

ZIP codes near 33043

ZIPCityDistance
33052 Marathon Shores, FL 12.9 mi
33042 Summerland Key, FL 15.2 mi
33051 Key Colony Beach, FL 15.5 mi
33050 Marathon, FL 18.1 mi
33001 Long Key, FL 31.0 mi
33041 Key West, FL 33.7 mi
33045 Key West, FL 33.7 mi
33036 Islamorada, FL 38.7 mi
33040 Key West, FL 42.4 mi
33070 Tavernier, FL 51.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33043?

33043 is in Big Pine Key, Florida, in Monroe County, part of the Key West-Key Largo, FL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 24.6697, -81.2608.

What county is 33043 in?

33043 lies in Monroe County.

What time zone is 33043 in?

33043 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33043?

About 4,298 people live in ZIP code 33043, in 1,879 households, at 258.3 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 33043?

$110,491 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33043?

The closest are 33052 (12.9 mi), 33042 (15.2 mi), 33051 (15.5 mi), 33050 (18.1 mi) and 33001 (31 mi).

Is 33043 a PO Box ZIP code?

33043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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