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33841

ZIP 33841 is Fort Meade, Florida, in Polk County; area code 863; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Polk
Population
8,005
Coordinates
27.7380, -81.7681
☼ Live from 33841 — Fort Meade, FL

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Where 33841 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33841
  • 🔢 Type 33841 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,841 = 43 × 787. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010000110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33840 (Eaton Park, FL, 21 mi away) and 33843 (Frostproof, FL, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33841 becomes 14833, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13348, 13438, 13483, 13834, 13843, 18334, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83314 in Bliss, ID, 2,126 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯1,273 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33841 and you would come out at 27.74°S, 98.23°E — 1,080 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 23m.
  • 📏 At 168.4 square miles of land, 33841 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 128 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,005This ZIP8,005
Households2,989This ZIP2,989
Housing units3,690This ZIP3,690
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$39,384This ZIP$39,384Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$170,900This ZIP$170,900Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$885This ZIP$885Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%This ZIP9.0%
Mean commute36.8 minThis ZIP36.8 min
Population density47.5 / sq miThis ZIP47.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments141This ZIP141
Employees1,000This ZIP1,000
Annual payroll$51,664,000This ZIP$51,664,000
Tax returns filed3,670This ZIP3,670
Total adjusted gross income$207,226,000This ZIP$207,226,000

Land area

Land area168.37 sq miThis ZIP168.37 sq mi
Water area17.04 sq miThis ZIP17.04 sq mi

Other place names in 33841

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ZIP codes near 33841

ZIPCityDistance
33847 Homeland, FL 5.6 mi
33830 Bartow, FL 10.4 mi
33834 Bowling Green, FL 11.5 mi
33873 Wauchula, FL 11.6 mi
33831 Bartow, FL 11.9 mi
33835 Bradley, FL 13.0 mi
33859 Lake Wales, FL 13.3 mi
33860 Mulberry, FL 15.6 mi
33843 Frostproof, FL 15.6 mi
33853 Lake Wales, FL 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33841?

33841 is in Fort Meade, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.7380, -81.7681.

What county is 33841 in?

33841 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 33841?

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

What time zone is 33841 in?

33841 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33841?

About 8,005 people live in ZIP code 33841, in 2,989 households, at 47.5 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 33841?

$39,384 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33841?

The closest are 33847 (5.6 mi), 33830 (10.4 mi), 33834 (11.5 mi), 33873 (11.6 mi) and 33831 (11.9 mi).

Is 33841 a PO Box ZIP code?

33841 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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