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33811

ZIP 33811 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
29,472
Coordinates
27.9789, -82.0159
☼ Live from 33811 — Lakeland, FL

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Where 33811 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33811
  • 🔢 Type 33811 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 33811 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010000010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33810 (Lakeland, FL, 11 mi away) and 33812 (Lakeland, FL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33811 becomes 11833, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13138, 13318, 13813, 18331, 31318, 31831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83311 in Albion, ID, 2,024 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯1,250 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33811 and you would come out at 27.98°S, 97.98°E — 1,096 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 26.9 square miles of land, 33811 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,472This ZIP29,472
Households10,521This ZIP10,521
Housing units11,310This ZIP11,310
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$90,263This ZIP$90,263Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$333,200This ZIP$333,200Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,361This ZIP$1,361Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%This ZIP33.6%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density1,093.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,093.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments617This ZIP617
Employees27,806This ZIP27,806
Annual payroll$1,580,064,000This ZIP$1,580,064,000
Tax returns filed13,750This ZIP13,750
Total adjusted gross income$1,043,617,000This ZIP$1,043,617,000

Land area

Land area26.94 sq miThis ZIP26.94 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 33811

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

ZIP codes near 33811

ZIPCityDistance
33802 Lakeland, FL 3.5 mi
33815 Lakeland, FL 4.5 mi
33566 Plant City, FL 4.9 mi
33803 Lakeland, FL 5.3 mi
33804 Lakeland, FL 5.8 mi
33806 Lakeland, FL 5.8 mi
33807 Lakeland, FL 5.8 mi
33813 Lakeland, FL 5.9 mi
33863 Nichols, FL 6.2 mi
33840 Eaton Park, FL 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33811?

33811 is in Lakeland, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.9789, -82.0159.

What county is 33811 in?

33811 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 33811?

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

What time zone is 33811 in?

33811 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33811?

About 29,472 people live in ZIP code 33811, in 10,521 households, at 1,093.9 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 33811?

$90,263 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33811?

The closest are 33802 (3.5 mi), 33815 (4.5 mi), 33566 (4.9 mi), 33803 (5.3 mi) and 33804 (5.8 mi).

Is 33811 a PO Box ZIP code?

33811 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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