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33868

ZIP 33868 is Polk City, Florida, in Polk County; area code 863; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Polk
Population
13,827
Coordinates
28.2676, -81.8538
☼ Live from 33868 — Polk City, FL

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Where 33868 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33868
  • 🔢 Type 33868 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,868 = 2 × 2 × 8467. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010001001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33867 (River Ranch, FL, 52 mi away) and 33870 (Sebring, FL, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33868 becomes 86833, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33688, 38368, 38638, 38683, 38863, 63388, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83836 in Hope, ID, 2,288 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯1,243 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33868 and you would come out at 28.27°S, 98.15°E — 1,088 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 21m.
  • 📏 At 182.5 square miles of land, 33868 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 139 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,827This ZIP13,827
Households4,381This ZIP4,381
Housing units5,098This ZIP5,098
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$74,289This ZIP$74,289Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$247,200This ZIP$247,200Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,180This ZIP$1,180Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%This ZIP17.0%
Mean commute36.3 minThis ZIP36.3 min
Population density75.8 / sq miThis ZIP75.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments174This ZIP174
Employees1,217This ZIP1,217
Annual payroll$49,947,000This ZIP$49,947,000
Tax returns filed5,850This ZIP5,850
Total adjusted gross income$403,505,000This ZIP$403,505,000

Land area

Land area182.51 sq miThis ZIP182.51 sq mi
Water area3.46 sq miThis ZIP3.46 sq mi

Other place names in 33868

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ZIP codes near 33868

ZIPCityDistance
33809 Lakeland, FL 7.7 mi
34714 Clermont, FL 9.4 mi
33897 Davenport, FL 10.1 mi
33850 Lake Alfred, FL 12.4 mi
33805 Lakeland, FL 12.5 mi
33823 Auburndale, FL 12.7 mi
33849 Kathleen, FL 13.4 mi
33810 Lakeland, FL 14.7 mi
33836 Davenport, FL 15.2 mi
34747 Kissimmee, FL 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33868?

33868 is in Polk City, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.2676, -81.8538.

What county is 33868 in?

33868 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 33868?

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

What time zone is 33868 in?

33868 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33868?

About 13,827 people live in ZIP code 33868, in 4,381 households, at 75.8 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 33868?

$74,289 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33868?

The closest are 33809 (7.7 mi), 34714 (9.4 mi), 33897 (10.1 mi), 33850 (12.4 mi) and 33805 (12.5 mi).

Is 33868 a PO Box ZIP code?

33868 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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