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33609

ZIP 33609 is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County; area codes 813 and 656; Eastern time. Tampa has 58 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hillsborough
Population
18,535
Coordinates
27.9426, -82.5150
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Where 33609 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33609
  • 🔢 Type 33609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,609 = 3 × 17 × 659. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000001101001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33608 (Tampa, FL, 7 mi away) and 33610 (Tampa, FL, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33609 becomes 90633 — and that is a real ZIP code: La Habra, CA, 2,129 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06339, 30369, 30396, 30639, 33069, 33906, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96330 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,260 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯1,231 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33609 and you would come out at 27.94°S, 97.48°E — 1,092 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 22m.
  • 📏 At 4.0 square miles of land, 33609 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,535This ZIP18,535
Households8,569This ZIP8,569
Housing units9,429This ZIP9,429
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$115,844This ZIP$115,844Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$605,600This ZIP$605,600Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,861This ZIP$1,861Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.5%This ZIP65.5%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density4,636.1 / sq miThis ZIP4,636.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,781This ZIP1,781
Employees26,742This ZIP26,742
Annual payroll$2,141,022,000This ZIP$2,141,022,000
Tax returns filed8,960This ZIP8,960
Total adjusted gross income$2,307,238,000This ZIP$2,307,238,000

Land area

Land area4.00 sq miThis ZIP4.00 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Other place names in 33609

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ZIP codes near 33609

ZIPCityDistance
33629 Tampa, FL 1.5 mi
33607 Tampa, FL 1.6 mi
33606 Tampa, FL 2.5 mi
33622 Tampa, FL 3.5 mi
33623 Tampa, FL 3.5 mi
33655 Tampa, FL 3.5 mi
33672 Tampa, FL 3.5 mi
33689 Tampa, FL 3.5 mi
33611 Tampa, FL 3.6 mi
33602 Tampa, FL 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33609?

33609 is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County, part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.9426, -82.5150.

What county is 33609 in?

33609 lies in Hillsborough County.

What area code is 33609?

Tampa uses area codes 813 and 656, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 33609 in?

33609 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33609?

About 18,535 people live in ZIP code 33609, in 8,569 households, at 4,636.1 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 33609?

$115,844 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33609?

The closest are 33629 (1.5 mi), 33607 (1.6 mi), 33606 (2.5 mi), 33622 (3.5 mi) and 33623 (3.5 mi).

Is 33609 a PO Box ZIP code?

33609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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