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33801

ZIP 33801 is in Lakeland, Florida, in Polk County; area code 863; Eastern time. Lakeland has 13 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Polk
Population
35,394
Coordinates
28.0360, -81.8996
☼ Live from 33801 — Lakeland, FL

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Where 33801 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33801
  • 🔢 Type 33801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,801 = 3 × 19 × 593. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010000001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33786 (Belleair Beach, FL, 57 mi away) and 33802 (Lakeland, FL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33801 becomes 10833, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01338, 01833, 03813, 08313, 13083, 13308, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83301 in Twin Falls, ID, 2,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯1,252 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33801 and you would come out at 28.04°S, 98.10°E — 1,095 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 22m.
  • 📏 At 18.9 square miles of land, 33801 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,394This ZIP35,394
Households12,704This ZIP12,704
Housing units15,777This ZIP15,777
Median age32.0This ZIP32.0Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$53,061This ZIP$53,061Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$166,800This ZIP$166,800Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,167This ZIP$1,167Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density1,869.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,869.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,144This ZIP1,144
Employees22,903This ZIP22,903
Annual payroll$1,170,633,000This ZIP$1,170,633,000
Tax returns filed14,640This ZIP14,640
Total adjusted gross income$716,601,000This ZIP$716,601,000

Land area

Land area18.93 sq miThis ZIP18.93 sq mi
Water area1.92 sq miThis ZIP1.92 sq mi

Other place names in 33801

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

ZIP codes near 33801

ZIPCityDistance
33840 Eaton Park, FL 1.9 mi
33803 Lakeland, FL 2.9 mi
33804 Lakeland, FL 3.1 mi
33806 Lakeland, FL 3.1 mi
33807 Lakeland, FL 3.1 mi
33805 Lakeland, FL 4.3 mi
33812 Lakeland, FL 4.5 mi
33846 Highland City, FL 5.3 mi
33802 Lakeland, FL 5.3 mi
33815 Lakeland, FL 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33801?

33801 is in Lakeland, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.0360, -81.8996.

What county is 33801 in?

33801 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 33801?

Lakeland uses area code 863, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 33801 in?

33801 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33801?

About 35,394 people live in ZIP code 33801, in 12,704 households, at 1,869.9 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 33801?

$53,061 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33801?

The closest are 33840 (1.9 mi), 33803 (2.9 mi), 33804 (3.1 mi), 33806 (3.1 mi) and 33807 (3.1 mi).

Is 33801 a PO Box ZIP code?

33801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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