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33827

ZIP 33827 is Babson Park, Florida, in Polk County; area code 863; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Polk
Population
2,431
Coordinates
27.8179, -81.5168
☼ Live from 33827 — Babson Park, FL

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Where 33827 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33827
  • 🔢 Type 33827 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 33827 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010000100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33826 (Avon Park, FL, 15 mi away) and 33830 (Bartow, FL, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33827 becomes 72833 — and that is a real ZIP code: Danville, AR, 863 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23837, 23873, 27833, 28337, 28373, 28733, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83732 in Boise, ID, 2,207 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,280 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33827 and you would come out at 27.82°S, 98.48°E — 1,078 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 23m.
  • 📏 At 31.8 square miles of land, 33827 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,431This ZIP2,431
Households931This ZIP931
Housing units1,335This ZIP1,335
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,556This ZIP$54,556Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$230,300This ZIP$230,300Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,175This ZIP$1,175Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density76.4 / sq miThis ZIP76.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees393This ZIP393
Annual payroll$14,078,000This ZIP$14,078,000
Tax returns filed1,310This ZIP1,310
Total adjusted gross income$123,884,000This ZIP$123,884,000

Land area

Land area31.83 sq miThis ZIP31.83 sq mi
Water area4.20 sq miThis ZIP4.20 sq mi

Other place names in 33827

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

ZIP codes near 33827

ZIPCityDistance
33843 Frostproof, FL 6.0 mi
33856 Nalcrest, FL 6.0 mi
33854 Lakeshore, FL 7.0 mi
33853 Lake Wales, FL 7.1 mi
33859 Lake Wales, FL 8.2 mi
33855 Indian Lake Estates, FL 9.8 mi
33898 Lake Wales, FL 12.9 mi
33877 Waverly, FL 13.1 mi
33825 Avon Park, FL 14.1 mi
33820 Alturas, FL 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33827?

33827 is in Babson Park, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.8179, -81.5168.

What county is 33827 in?

33827 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 33827?

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

What time zone is 33827 in?

33827 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33827?

About 2,431 people live in ZIP code 33827, in 931 households, at 76.4 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 33827?

$54,556 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33827?

The closest are 33843 (6 mi), 33856 (6 mi), 33854 (7 mi), 33853 (7.1 mi) and 33859 (8.2 mi).

Is 33827 a PO Box ZIP code?

33827 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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