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33946

ZIP 33946 is Placida, Florida, in Charlotte County; area code 941; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Charlotte
Metro area
Punta Gorda, FL
Population
3,090
Coordinates
26.8524, -82.2820
☼ Live from 33946 — Placida, FL

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Where 33946 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33946
  • 🔢 Type 33946 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghGEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,946 = 2 × 11 × 1543. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010010011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33945 (Pineland, FL, 16 mi away) and 33947 (Rotonda West, FL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33946 becomes 64933, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33469, 33496, 33694, 34639, 36349, 36439, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96343 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,322 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33946 and you would come out at 26.85°S, 97.72°E — 1,017 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 27m.
  • 📏 At 10.8 square miles of land, 33946 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,090This ZIP3,090
Households1,538This ZIP1,538
Housing units3,391This ZIP3,391
Median age66.1This ZIP66.1Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$85,848This ZIP$85,848Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$660,800This ZIP$660,800Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$861This ZIP$861Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%This ZIP42.8%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density287.2 / sq miThis ZIP287.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees560This ZIP560
Annual payroll$26,412,000This ZIP$26,412,000
Tax returns filed1,520This ZIP1,520
Total adjusted gross income$341,233,000This ZIP$341,233,000

Land area

Land area10.76 sq miThis ZIP10.76 sq mi
Water area3.93 sq miThis ZIP3.93 sq mi

Other place names in 33946

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

ZIP codes near 33946

ZIPCityDistance
33947 Rotonda West, FL 2.3 mi
33981 Port Charlotte, FL 4.7 mi
34224 Englewood, FL 5.1 mi
33921 Boca Grande, FL 5.8 mi
33927 El Jobean, FL 6.8 mi
34223 Englewood, FL 9.7 mi
33953 Port Charlotte, FL 11.0 mi
33948 Port Charlotte, FL 12.2 mi
34290 North Port, FL 13.5 mi
34293 Venice, FL 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33946?

33946 is in Placida, Florida, in Charlotte County, part of the Punta Gorda, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.8524, -82.2820.

What county is 33946 in?

33946 lies in Charlotte County.

What area code is 33946?

Placida uses area code 941, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 33946 in?

33946 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33946?

About 3,090 people live in ZIP code 33946, in 1,538 households, at 287.2 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 33946?

$85,848 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33946?

The closest are 33947 (2.3 mi), 33981 (4.7 mi), 34224 (5.1 mi), 33921 (5.8 mi) and 33927 (6.8 mi).

Is 33946 a PO Box ZIP code?

33946 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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