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33852

ZIP 33852 is in Lake Placid, Florida, in Highlands County; area code 863; Eastern time. Lake Placid has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 33862.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Highlands
Metro area
Sebring, FL
Population
22,600
Coordinates
27.2587, -81.3781
☼ Live from 33852 — Lake Placid, FL

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Where 33852 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33852
  • 🔢 Type 33852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,852 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 13 × 31. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010000111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33851 (Lake Hamilton, FL, 56 mi away) and 33853 (Lake Wales, FL, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33852 becomes 25833 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dothan, WV, 745 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23358, 25338, 25833, 28335, 28353, 28533, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83523 in Craigmont, ID, 2,314 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯1,313 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33852 and you would come out at 27.26°S, 98.62°E — 1,050 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 25m.
  • 📏 At 293.4 square miles of land, 33852 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 223 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,600This ZIP22,600
Households9,972This ZIP9,972
Housing units12,815This ZIP12,815
Median age54.2This ZIP54.2Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,284This ZIP$54,284Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$213,500This ZIP$213,500Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,158This ZIP$1,158Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density77.0 / sq miThis ZIP77.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments449This ZIP449
Employees3,371This ZIP3,371
Annual payroll$128,844,000This ZIP$128,844,000
Tax returns filed9,820This ZIP9,820
Total adjusted gross income$610,537,000This ZIP$610,537,000

Land area

Land area293.43 sq miThis ZIP293.43 sq mi
Water area30.39 sq miThis ZIP30.39 sq mi

Other place names in 33852

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ZIP codes near 33852

ZIPCityDistance
33862 Lake Placid, FL 2.6 mi
33876 Sebring, FL 11.7 mi
33960 Venus, FL 12.6 mi
33875 Sebring, FL 13.6 mi
33857 Lorida, FL 14.7 mi
33871 Sebring, FL 15.8 mi
33870 Sebring, FL 16.9 mi
33872 Sebring, FL 19.9 mi
33944 Palmdale, FL 21.4 mi
33826 Avon Park, FL 24.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33852?

33852 is in Lake Placid, Florida, in Highlands County, part of the Sebring, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.2587, -81.3781.

What county is 33852 in?

33852 lies in Highlands County.

What area code is 33852?

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

What time zone is 33852 in?

33852 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33852?

About 22,600 people live in ZIP code 33852, in 9,972 households, at 77.0 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 33852?

$54,284 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33852?

The closest are 33862 (2.6 mi), 33876 (11.7 mi), 33960 (12.6 mi), 33875 (13.6 mi) and 33857 (14.7 mi).

Is 33852 a PO Box ZIP code?

33852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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