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33847

ZIP 33847 is Homeland, Florida, in Polk County; area code 863; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Polk
Population
442
Coordinates
27.8029, -81.8221
☼ Live from 33847 — Homeland, FL

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Where 33847 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33847
  • 🔢 Type 33847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,847 = 11 × 17 × 181. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010000110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33846 (Highland City, FL, 12 mi away) and 33848 (Intercession City, FL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33847 becomes 74833 — and that is a real ZIP code: Castle, OK, 1,011 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33478, 33487, 33784, 37348, 37384, 37843, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83347 in Paul, ID, 2,058 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯1,267 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33847 and you would come out at 27.80°S, 98.18°E — 1,085 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 0.895 square miles of land, 33847 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 433 football fields.
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People and housing

Population442This ZIP442
Households176This ZIP176
Housing units176This ZIP176
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$67,955This ZIP$67,955Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median gross rent$699This ZIP$699Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%This ZIP4.5%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density493.9 / sq miThis ZIP493.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$1,747,000This ZIP$1,747,000

Land area

Land area0.90 sq miThis ZIP0.90 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 33847

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

ZIP codes near 33847

ZIPCityDistance
33841 Fort Meade, FL 5.6 mi
33830 Bartow, FL 5.6 mi
33831 Bartow, FL 6.6 mi
33835 Bradley, FL 9.3 mi
33860 Mulberry, FL 11.3 mi
33846 Highland City, FL 11.5 mi
33813 Lakeland, FL 11.8 mi
33812 Lakeland, FL 12.5 mi
33839 Eagle Lake, FL 12.5 mi
33834 Bowling Green, FL 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33847?

33847 is in Homeland, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.8029, -81.8221.

What county is 33847 in?

33847 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 33847?

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

What time zone is 33847 in?

33847 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33847?

About 442 people live in ZIP code 33847, in 176 households, at 493.9 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 33847?

$67,955 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33847?

The closest are 33841 (5.6 mi), 33830 (5.6 mi), 33831 (6.6 mi), 33835 (9.3 mi) and 33860 (11.3 mi).

Is 33847 a PO Box ZIP code?

33847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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