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33179

ZIP 33179 is in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County; area codes 786, 305 and 645; Eastern time. Miami has 95 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Miami-Dade
Population
51,591
Coordinates
25.9576, -80.1800
☼ Live from 33179 — Miami, FL

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Where 33179 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33179
  • 🔢 Type 33179 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLIEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 33179 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000000110011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33178 (Miami, FL, 17 mi away) and 33180 (Miami, FL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33179 becomes 97133 — and that is a real ZIP code: North Plains, OR, 2,716 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13739, 17339, 17933, 19373, 19733, 31739, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97133 in North Plains, OR, 2,716 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,429 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33179 and you would come out at 25.96°S, 99.82°E — 973 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 31m.
  • 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 33179 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,591This ZIP51,591
Households19,460This ZIP19,460
Housing units21,350This ZIP21,350
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$65,211This ZIP$65,211Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$286,200This ZIP$286,200Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,875This ZIP$1,875Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%This ZIP34.9%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density10,250.5 / sq miThis ZIP10,250.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,219This ZIP1,219
Employees7,732This ZIP7,732
Annual payroll$452,220,000This ZIP$452,220,000
Tax returns filed23,960This ZIP23,960
Total adjusted gross income$2,031,611,000This ZIP$2,031,611,000

Land area

Land area5.03 sq miThis ZIP5.03 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Other place names in 33179

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ZIP codes near 33179

ZIPCityDistance
33162 Miami, FL 2.0 mi
33163 Miami, FL 2.3 mi
33169 Miami, FL 2.4 mi
33180 Miami, FL 2.4 mi
33008 Hallandale, FL 2.6 mi
33009 Hallandale, FL 2.8 mi
33023 Hollywood, FL 2.9 mi
33160 North Miami Beach, FL 3.2 mi
33056 Miami Gardens, FL 4.0 mi
33081 Hollywood, FL 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33179?

33179 is in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County, part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 25.9576, -80.1800.

What county is 33179 in?

33179 lies in Miami-Dade County.

What area code is 33179?

Miami uses area codes 786, 305 and 645, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 33179 in?

33179 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33179?

About 51,591 people live in ZIP code 33179, in 19,460 households, at 10,250.5 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 33179?

$65,211 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33179?

The closest are 33162 (2 mi), 33163 (2.3 mi), 33169 (2.4 mi), 33180 (2.4 mi) and 33008 (2.6 mi).

Is 33179 a PO Box ZIP code?

33179 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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