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33872

ZIP 33872 is in Sebring, Florida, in Highlands County; area code 863; Eastern time. Sebring has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 33870, 33871, 33875 and 33876.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Highlands
Metro area
Sebring, FL
Population
13,746
Coordinates
27.5052, -81.5460
☼ Live from 33872 — Sebring, FL

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Where 33872 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33872
  • 🔢 Type 33872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 29 × 73. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010001010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33871 (Sebring, FL, 9 mi away) and 33873 (Wauchula, FL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33872 becomes 27833 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greenville, NC, 609 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23837, 23873, 27833, 28337, 28373, 28733, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83732 in Boise, ID, 2,219 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,294 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33872 and you would come out at 27.51°S, 98.45°E — 1,066 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 24m.
  • 📏 At 22.7 square miles of land, 33872 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,746This ZIP13,746
Households6,339This ZIP6,339
Housing units7,985This ZIP7,985
Median age61.8This ZIP61.8Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,578This ZIP$69,578Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$210,000This ZIP$210,000Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,197This ZIP$1,197Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%This ZIP29.2%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density604.9 / sq miThis ZIP604.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments135This ZIP135
Employees2,206This ZIP2,206
Annual payroll$142,563,000This ZIP$142,563,000
Tax returns filed6,500This ZIP6,500
Total adjusted gross income$453,271,000This ZIP$453,271,000

Land area

Land area22.73 sq miThis ZIP22.73 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

ZIP codes near 33872

ZIPCityDistance
33875 Sebring, FL 6.3 mi
33826 Avon Park, FL 6.7 mi
33871 Sebring, FL 8.6 mi
33825 Avon Park, FL 9.6 mi
33870 Sebring, FL 10.9 mi
33890 Zolfo Springs, FL 11.5 mi
33876 Sebring, FL 13.8 mi
33873 Wauchula, FL 15.1 mi
33843 Frostproof, FL 15.8 mi
33862 Lake Placid, FL 18.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33872?

33872 is in Sebring, Florida, in Highlands County, part of the Sebring, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.5052, -81.5460.

What county is 33872 in?

33872 lies in Highlands County.

What area code is 33872?

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

What time zone is 33872 in?

33872 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33872?

About 13,746 people live in ZIP code 33872, in 6,339 households, at 604.9 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 33872?

$69,578 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33872?

The closest are 33875 (6.3 mi), 33826 (6.7 mi), 33871 (8.6 mi), 33825 (9.6 mi) and 33870 (10.9 mi).

Is 33872 a PO Box ZIP code?

33872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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