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33853

ZIP 33853 is in Lake Wales, Florida, in Polk County; area code 863; Eastern time. Lake Wales has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 33859 and 33898.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Polk
Population
12,674
Coordinates
27.9008, -81.5857
☼ Live from 33853 — Lake Wales, FL

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Where 33853 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33853
  • 🔢 Type 33853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,853 = 97 × 349. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010000111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33852 (Lake Placid, FL, 46 mi away) and 33854 (Lakeshore, FL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33853 becomes 35833, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33538, 33583, 33835, 83335, 83353, 83533, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83533 in Greencreek, ID, 2,262 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,273 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33853 and you would come out at 27.90°S, 98.41°E — 1,080 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 22m.
  • 📏 At 8.7 square miles of land, 33853 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,674This ZIP12,674
Households4,923This ZIP4,923
Housing units5,699This ZIP5,699
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$44,474This ZIP$44,474Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$209,300This ZIP$209,300Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,059This ZIP$1,059Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density1,464.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,464.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments374This ZIP374
Employees5,281This ZIP5,281
Annual payroll$254,929,000This ZIP$254,929,000
Tax returns filed5,240This ZIP5,240
Total adjusted gross income$248,591,000This ZIP$248,591,000

Land area

Land area8.65 sq miThis ZIP8.65 sq mi
Water area1.04 sq miThis ZIP1.04 sq mi

Other place names in 33853

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ZIP codes near 33853

ZIPCityDistance
33859 Lake Wales, FL 2.8 mi
33877 Waverly, FL 6.1 mi
33827 Babson Park, FL 7.1 mi
33820 Alturas, FL 7.3 mi
33845 Haines City, FL 7.3 mi
33885 Winter Haven, FL 7.3 mi
33884 Winter Haven, FL 8.2 mi
33838 Dundee, FL 8.2 mi
33856 Nalcrest, FL 10.1 mi
33851 Lake Hamilton, FL 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33853?

33853 is in Lake Wales, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.9008, -81.5857.

What county is 33853 in?

33853 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 33853?

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

What time zone is 33853 in?

33853 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33853?

About 12,674 people live in ZIP code 33853, in 4,923 households, at 1,464.5 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 33853?

$44,474 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33853?

The closest are 33859 (2.8 mi), 33877 (6.1 mi), 33827 (7.1 mi), 33820 (7.3 mi) and 33845 (7.3 mi).

Is 33853 a PO Box ZIP code?

33853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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