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33859

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Polk
Population
11,824
Coordinates
27.8852, -81.6282
☼ Live from 33859 — Lake Wales, FL

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Where 33859 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33859
  • 🔢 Type 33859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,859 = 7 × 7 × 691. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010001000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33858 (Loughman, FL, 25 mi away) and 33860 (Mulberry, FL, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33859 becomes 95833 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sacramento, CA, 2,400 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33598, 35893, 35983, 38359, 38935, 38953, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98335 in Gig Harbor, WA, 2,573 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,271 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33859 and you would come out at 27.89°S, 98.37°E — 1,083 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 22m.
  • 📏 At 45.5 square miles of land, 33859 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,824This ZIP11,824
Households4,863This ZIP4,863
Housing units5,977This ZIP5,977
Median age47.9This ZIP47.9Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$57,760This ZIP$57,760Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$215,300This ZIP$215,300Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,288This ZIP$1,288Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density260.1 / sq miThis ZIP260.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments191This ZIP191
Employees4,334This ZIP4,334
Annual payroll$227,302,000This ZIP$227,302,000
Tax returns filed5,350This ZIP5,350
Total adjusted gross income$388,432,000This ZIP$388,432,000

Land area

Land area45.46 sq miThis ZIP45.46 sq mi
Water area2.85 sq miThis ZIP2.85 sq mi

Other place names in 33859

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ZIP codes near 33859

ZIPCityDistance
33853 Lake Wales, FL 2.8 mi
33877 Waverly, FL 6.9 mi
33884 Winter Haven, FL 7.5 mi
33820 Alturas, FL 8.1 mi
33845 Haines City, FL 8.1 mi
33885 Winter Haven, FL 8.1 mi
33827 Babson Park, FL 8.2 mi
33838 Dundee, FL 9.2 mi
33839 Eagle Lake, FL 9.9 mi
33851 Lake Hamilton, FL 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33859?

33859 is in Lake Wales, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.8852, -81.6282.

What county is 33859 in?

33859 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 33859?

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

What time zone is 33859 in?

33859 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33859?

About 11,824 people live in ZIP code 33859, in 4,863 households, at 260.1 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 33859?

$57,760 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33859?

The closest are 33853 (2.8 mi), 33877 (6.9 mi), 33884 (7.5 mi), 33820 (8.1 mi) and 33845 (8.1 mi).

Is 33859 a PO Box ZIP code?

33859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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