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33805

ZIP 33805 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
28,751
Coordinates
28.0955, -81.9179
☼ Live from 33805 — Lakeland, FL

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Where 33805 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33805
  • 🔢 Type 33805 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,805 = 5 × 6761. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010000001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33804 (Lakeland, FL, 4 mi away) and 33806 (Lakeland, FL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33805 becomes 50833 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bedford, IA, 1,132 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03583, 03835, 03853, 05833, 08353, 08533, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83530 in Grangeville, ID, 2,223 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯1,249 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33805 and you would come out at 28.10°S, 98.08°E — 1,095 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 21m.
  • 📏 At 26.2 square miles of land, 33805 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,751This ZIP28,751
Households10,635This ZIP10,635
Housing units12,351This ZIP12,351
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$62,661This ZIP$62,661Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$197,500This ZIP$197,500Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,232This ZIP$1,232Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density1,097.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,097.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments470This ZIP470
Employees18,025This ZIP18,025
Annual payroll$1,090,709,000This ZIP$1,090,709,000
Tax returns filed12,280This ZIP12,280
Total adjusted gross income$689,255,000This ZIP$689,255,000

Land area

Land area26.20 sq miThis ZIP26.20 sq mi
Water area6.39 sq miThis ZIP6.39 sq mi

Other place names in 33805

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ZIP codes near 33805

ZIPCityDistance
33801 Lakeland, FL 4.3 mi
33804 Lakeland, FL 4.3 mi
33806 Lakeland, FL 4.3 mi
33807 Lakeland, FL 4.3 mi
33840 Eaton Park, FL 6.0 mi
33803 Lakeland, FL 6.0 mi
33815 Lakeland, FL 6.1 mi
33823 Auburndale, FL 6.4 mi
33802 Lakeland, FL 6.6 mi
33809 Lakeland, FL 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33805?

33805 is in Lakeland, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.0955, -81.9179.

What county is 33805 in?

33805 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 33805?

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

What time zone is 33805 in?

33805 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33805?

About 28,751 people live in ZIP code 33805, in 10,635 households, at 1,097.6 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 33805?

$62,661 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33805?

The closest are 33801 (4.3 mi), 33804 (4.3 mi), 33806 (4.3 mi), 33807 (4.3 mi) and 33840 (6 mi).

Is 33805 a PO Box ZIP code?

33805 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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