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33538

ZIP 33538 is Lake Panasoffkee, Florida, in Sumter County; area code 352; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sumter
Population
6,132
Coordinates
28.8499, -82.1851
☼ Live from 33538 — Lake Panasoffkee, FL

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Where 33538 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33538
  • 🔢 Type 33538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BESEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,538 = 2 × 41 × 409. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000001100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33537 (Lacoochee, FL, 27 mi away) and 33539 (Zephyrhills, FL, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33538 becomes 83533 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greencreek, ID, 2,190 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33583, 33835, 33853, 83335, 83353, 83533, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83533 in Greencreek, ID, 2,190 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯1,201 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33538 and you would come out at 28.85°S, 97.81°E — 1,095 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 18m.
  • 📏 At 89.0 square miles of land, 33538 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,132This ZIP6,132
Households2,837This ZIP2,837
Housing units3,505This ZIP3,505
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$48,921This ZIP$48,921Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$179,700This ZIP$179,700Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,038This ZIP$1,038Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density68.9 / sq miThis ZIP68.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees511This ZIP511
Annual payroll$28,560,000This ZIP$28,560,000
Tax returns filed2,150This ZIP2,150
Total adjusted gross income$124,201,000This ZIP$124,201,000

Land area

Land area89.01 sq miThis ZIP89.01 sq mi
Water area11.33 sq miThis ZIP11.33 sq mi

Other place names in 33538

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ZIP codes near 33538

ZIPCityDistance
34450 Inverness, FL 5.1 mi
34785 Wildwood, FL 7.5 mi
33521 Coleman, FL 7.6 mi
34484 Oxford, FL 8.4 mi
34451 Inverness, FL 8.8 mi
34453 Inverness, FL 9.3 mi
34473 Ocala, FL 10.2 mi
34436 Floral City, FL 10.4 mi
33585 Sumterville, FL 12.1 mi
32162 The Villages, FL 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33538?

33538 is in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida, in Sumter County, part of the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.8499, -82.1851.

What county is 33538 in?

33538 lies in Sumter County.

What area code is 33538?

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

What time zone is 33538 in?

33538 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33538?

About 6,132 people live in ZIP code 33538, in 2,837 households, at 68.9 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 33538?

$48,921 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33538?

The closest are 34450 (5.1 mi), 34785 (7.5 mi), 33521 (7.6 mi), 34484 (8.4 mi) and 34451 (8.8 mi).

Is 33538 a PO Box ZIP code?

33538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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