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33812

ZIP 33812 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
16,169
Coordinates
27.9714, -81.8945
☼ Live from 33812 — Lakeland, FL

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Where 33812 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33812
  • 🔢 Type 33812 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,812 = 2 × 2 × 79 × 107. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010000010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33811 (Lakeland, FL, 7 mi away) and 33813 (Lakeland, FL, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33812 becomes 21833, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12833, 13328, 13832, 18323, 18332, 23138, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83321 in Castleford, ID, 2,091 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯1,256 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33812 and you would come out at 27.97°S, 98.11°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 9.7 square miles of land, 33812 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,169This ZIP16,169
Households5,327This ZIP5,327
Housing units5,783This ZIP5,783
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$103,052This ZIP$103,052Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$373,700This ZIP$373,700Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,834This ZIP$1,834Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%This ZIP34.8%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density1,671.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,671.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments210This ZIP210
Employees1,752This ZIP1,752
Annual payroll$65,360,000This ZIP$65,360,000
Tax returns filed7,240This ZIP7,240
Total adjusted gross income$652,535,000This ZIP$652,535,000

Land area

Land area9.67 sq miThis ZIP9.67 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Other place names in 33812

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

ZIP codes near 33812

ZIPCityDistance
33846 Highland City, FL 1.7 mi
33813 Lakeland, FL 2.6 mi
33840 Eaton Park, FL 2.7 mi
33803 Lakeland, FL 3.7 mi
33801 Lakeland, FL 4.5 mi
33804 Lakeland, FL 5.8 mi
33806 Lakeland, FL 5.8 mi
33807 Lakeland, FL 5.8 mi
33831 Bartow, FL 6.1 mi
33802 Lakeland, FL 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33812?

33812 is in Lakeland, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.9714, -81.8945.

What county is 33812 in?

33812 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 33812?

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

What time zone is 33812 in?

33812 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33812?

About 16,169 people live in ZIP code 33812, in 5,327 households, at 1,671.6 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 33812?

$103,052 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33812?

The closest are 33846 (1.7 mi), 33813 (2.6 mi), 33840 (2.7 mi), 33803 (3.7 mi) and 33801 (4.5 mi).

Is 33812 a PO Box ZIP code?

33812 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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