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33898

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Polk +1 more
Population
18,527
Coordinates
27.8806, -81.3175
☼ Live from 33898 — Lake Wales, FL

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Where 33898 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33898
  • 🔢 Type 33898 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGBEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,898 = 2 × 17 × 997. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010001101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33897 (Davenport, FL, 36 mi away) and 33901 (Fort Myers, FL, 94 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33898 becomes 89833 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ruby Valley, NV, 2,113 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38389, 38839, 83839, 88339, 89833, 93388, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98383 in Silverdale, WA, 2,598 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯1,285 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33898 and you would come out at 27.88°S, 98.68°E — 1,065 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 22m.
  • 📏 At 296.9 square miles of land, 33898 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 225 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,527This ZIP18,527
Households7,498This ZIP7,498
Housing units10,027This ZIP10,027
Median age48.2This ZIP48.2Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$57,224This ZIP$57,224Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$168,400This ZIP$168,400Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,194This ZIP$1,194Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density62.4 / sq miThis ZIP62.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments186This ZIP186
Employees1,559This ZIP1,559
Annual payroll$75,628,000This ZIP$75,628,000
Tax returns filed7,420This ZIP7,420
Total adjusted gross income$524,256,000This ZIP$524,256,000

Land area

Land area296.92 sq miThis ZIP296.92 sq mi
Water area46.22 sq miThis ZIP46.22 sq mi

Counties 33898 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 88.7%
Osceola County 11.3%

Other place names in 33898

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 33898

ZIPCityDistance
33854 Lakeshore, FL 5.9 mi
33855 Indian Lake Estates, FL 6.7 mi
33856 Nalcrest, FL 7.0 mi
33867 River Ranch, FL 9.9 mi
33827 Babson Park, FL 12.9 mi
34739 Kenansville, FL 13.8 mi
33843 Frostproof, FL 15.7 mi
33853 Lake Wales, FL 16.4 mi
34759 Kissimmee, FL 16.6 mi
33859 Lake Wales, FL 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33898?

33898 is in Lake Wales, Florida, in Polk County, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.8806, -81.3175.

What county is 33898 in?

33898 spans 2 counties: Polk County and Osceola County. Most of it falls in Polk County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 33898?

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

What time zone is 33898 in?

33898 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33898?

About 18,527 people live in ZIP code 33898, in 7,498 households, at 62.4 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 33898?

$57,224 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33898?

The closest are 33854 (5.9 mi), 33855 (6.7 mi), 33856 (7 mi), 33867 (9.9 mi) and 33827 (12.9 mi).

Is 33898 a PO Box ZIP code?

33898 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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