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33844

ZIP 33844 is in Haines City, Florida, in Polk County; area code 863; Eastern time. Haines City has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 33845.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Polk
Population
51,255
Coordinates
28.0896, -81.5894
☼ Live from 33844 — Haines City, FL

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Where 33844 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33844
  • 🔢 Type 33844 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,844 = 2 × 2 × 8461. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33843 (Frostproof, FL, 25 mi away) and 33845 (Haines City, FL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33844 becomes 44833 — and that is a real ZIP code: Galion, OH, 875 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33448, 33484, 34483, 38344, 43348, 43438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83344 in Murtaugh, ID, 2,068 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,263 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33844 and you would come out at 28.09°S, 98.41°E — 1,076 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 21m.
  • 📏 At 97.1 square miles of land, 33844 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,255This ZIP51,255
Households17,804This ZIP17,804
Housing units22,510This ZIP22,510
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$63,650This ZIP$63,650Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$256,300This ZIP$256,300Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,158This ZIP$1,158Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute36.0 minThis ZIP36.0 min
Population density527.7 / sq miThis ZIP527.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments723This ZIP723
Employees7,703This ZIP7,703
Annual payroll$315,569,000This ZIP$315,569,000
Tax returns filed23,550This ZIP23,550
Total adjusted gross income$1,161,965,000This ZIP$1,161,965,000

Land area

Land area97.13 sq miThis ZIP97.13 sq mi
Water area11.05 sq miThis ZIP11.05 sq mi

Other place names in 33844

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ZIP codes near 33844

ZIPCityDistance
33851 Lake Hamilton, FL 3.8 mi
33838 Dundee, FL 5.2 mi
33836 Davenport, FL 5.9 mi
33820 Alturas, FL 6.3 mi
33845 Haines City, FL 6.3 mi
33885 Winter Haven, FL 6.3 mi
33837 Davenport, FL 7.2 mi
33881 Winter Haven, FL 7.4 mi
33877 Waverly, FL 7.5 mi
33850 Lake Alfred, FL 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33844?

33844 is in Haines City, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.0896, -81.5894.

What county is 33844 in?

33844 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 33844?

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

What time zone is 33844 in?

33844 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33844?

About 51,255 people live in ZIP code 33844, in 17,804 households, at 527.7 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 33844?

$63,650 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33844?

The closest are 33851 (3.8 mi), 33838 (5.2 mi), 33836 (5.9 mi), 33820 (6.3 mi) and 33845 (6.3 mi).

Is 33844 a PO Box ZIP code?

33844 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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