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33493

ZIP 33493 is South Bay, Florida, in Palm Beach County; area codes 561 and 728; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Palm Beach
Population
5,158
Coordinates
26.4756, -80.7060
☼ Live from 33493 — South Bay, FL

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Where 33493 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33493
  • 🔢 Type 33493 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGhEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 33493 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000001011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33488 (Boca Raton, FL, 39 mi away) and 33496 (Boca Raton, FL, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33493 becomes 39433, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33349, 33394, 43933, 49333, 93433). The farthest-flung twin is 93433 in Grover Beach, CA, 2,426 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,381 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33493 and you would come out at 26.48°S, 99.29°E — 1,002 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 29m.
  • 📏 At 244.2 square miles of land, 33493 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 185 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,158This ZIP5,158
Households881This ZIP881
Housing units964This ZIP964
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$53,083This ZIP$53,083Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$137,000This ZIP$137,000Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,085This ZIP$1,085Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%This ZIP8.7%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density21.1 / sq miThis ZIP21.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees1,445This ZIP1,445
Annual payroll$84,321,000This ZIP$84,321,000
Tax returns filed1,450This ZIP1,450
Total adjusted gross income$49,117,000This ZIP$49,117,000

Land area

Land area244.23 sq miThis ZIP244.23 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 33493

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

ZIP codes near 33493

ZIPCityDistance
33430 Belle Glade, FL 11.8 mi
33459 Lake Harbor, FL 16.5 mi
33440 Clewiston, FL 21.3 mi
33476 Pahokee, FL 22.7 mi
33327 Fort Lauderdale, FL 27.1 mi
33076 Pompano Beach, FL 29.0 mi
33470 Loxahatchee, FL 29.3 mi
33449 Lake Worth, FL 30.3 mi
33075 Coral Springs, FL 30.4 mi
33414 Wellington, FL 30.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33493?

33493 is in South Bay, Florida, in Palm Beach County, part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.4756, -80.7060.

What county is 33493 in?

33493 lies in Palm Beach County.

What area code is 33493?

South Bay uses area codes 561 and 728, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 33493 in?

33493 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33493?

About 5,158 people live in ZIP code 33493, in 881 households, at 21.1 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 33493?

$53,083 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33493?

The closest are 33430 (11.8 mi), 33459 (16.5 mi), 33440 (21.3 mi), 33476 (22.7 mi) and 33327 (27.1 mi).

Is 33493 a PO Box ZIP code?

33493 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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