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33948

ZIP 33948 is in Port Charlotte, Florida, in Charlotte County; area code 941; Eastern time. Port Charlotte has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 33949, 33952, 33953, 33954 and 33981.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Charlotte
Metro area
Punta Gorda, FL
Population
18,696
Coordinates
26.9859, -82.1517
☼ Live from 33948 — Port Charlotte, FL

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Where 33948 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 33948
  • 🔢 Type 33948 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhGEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,948 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 23 × 41. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010010011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33947 (Rotonda West, FL, 10 mi away) and 33949 (Port Charlotte, FL, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33948 becomes 84933, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33498, 33849, 34983, 38943, 39348, 39483, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98343 in Joyce, WA, 2,659 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯1,294 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33948 and you would come out at 26.99°S, 97.85°E — 1,027 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 26m.
  • 📏 At 13.0 square miles of land, 33948 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,696This ZIP18,696
Households8,092This ZIP8,092
Housing units9,458This ZIP9,458
Median age59.5This ZIP59.5Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$62,744This ZIP$62,744Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$298,700This ZIP$298,700Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,564This ZIP$1,564Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density1,441.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,441.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments516This ZIP516
Employees7,364This ZIP7,364
Annual payroll$302,398,000This ZIP$302,398,000
Tax returns filed8,780This ZIP8,780
Total adjusted gross income$604,686,000This ZIP$604,686,000

Land area

Land area12.97 sq miThis ZIP12.97 sq mi
Water area1.45 sq miThis ZIP1.45 sq mi

Other place names in 33948

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ZIP codes near 33948

ZIPCityDistance
33954 Port Charlotte, FL 3.3 mi
33949 Port Charlotte, FL 3.3 mi
33952 Port Charlotte, FL 3.4 mi
33953 Port Charlotte, FL 3.8 mi
34288 North Port, FL 5.2 mi
33927 El Jobean, FL 5.5 mi
33980 Punta Gorda, FL 6.3 mi
34289 North Port, FL 7.2 mi
34290 North Port, FL 7.3 mi
34287 North Port, FL 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33948?

33948 is in Port Charlotte, Florida, in Charlotte County, part of the Punta Gorda, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.9859, -82.1517.

What county is 33948 in?

33948 lies in Charlotte County.

What area code is 33948?

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

What time zone is 33948 in?

33948 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33948?

About 18,696 people live in ZIP code 33948, in 8,092 households, at 1,441.8 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 33948?

$62,744 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33948?

The closest are 33954 (3.3 mi), 33949 (3.3 mi), 33952 (3.4 mi), 33953 (3.8 mi) and 34288 (5.2 mi).

Is 33948 a PO Box ZIP code?

33948 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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