33856
ZIP 33856 is Nalcrest, Florida, in Polk County; area code 863; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Polk
- Metro area
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Population
- 394
- Coordinates
- 27.8562, -81.4282
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Where 33856 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.
- 🔢 Type 33856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 33,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 23 × 23. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000010001000000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33855 (Indian Lake Estates, FL, 6 mi away) and 33857 (Lorida, FL, 38 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 33856 becomes 65833, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33568, 33586, 33685, 33865, 36538, 36583, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83536 in Kamiah, ID, 2,264 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
- 🎯1,282 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33856 and you would come out at 27.86°S, 98.57°E — 1,072 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 22m.
- 📏 At 0.110 square miles of land, 33856 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 53 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 394This ZIP394 |
|---|---|
| Households | 282This ZIP282 |
| Housing units | 509This ZIP509 |
| Median age | 71.4This ZIP71.4Florida42.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $37,622This ZIP$37,622Florida$74,568US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $656This ZIP$656Florida$1,669US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.4%This ZIP9.4% |
| Population density | 3,581.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,581.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 33856
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
33854 | Lakeshore, FL | 1.1 mi |
33827 | Babson Park, FL | 6.0 mi |
33855 | Indian Lake Estates, FL | 6.1 mi |
33898 | Lake Wales, FL | 7.0 mi |
33843 | Frostproof, FL | 10.0 mi |
33853 | Lake Wales, FL | 10.1 mi |
33859 | Lake Wales, FL | 12.4 mi |
33877 | Waverly, FL | 14.6 mi |
33867 | River Ranch, FL | 14.8 mi |
33820 | Alturas, FL | 15.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 33856?
33856 is in Nalcrest, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.8562, -81.4282.
What county is 33856 in?
33856 lies in Polk County.
What area code is 33856?
Nalcrest uses area code 863, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 33856 in?
33856 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 33856?
About 394 people live in ZIP code 33856, in 282 households, at 3,581.8 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 33856?
$37,622 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.
What ZIP codes are near 33856?
The closest are 33854 (1.1 mi), 33827 (6 mi), 33855 (6.1 mi), 33898 (7 mi) and 33843 (10 mi).
Is 33856 a PO Box ZIP code?
33856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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