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33973

ZIP 33973 is in Lehigh Acres, Florida, in Lee County; area code 239; Eastern time. Lehigh Acres has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lee
Population
14,392
Coordinates
26.6007, -81.7304
☼ Live from 33973 — Lehigh Acres, FL

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Where 33973 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33973
  • 🔢 Type 33973 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELGEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,973 = 53 × 641. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010010110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33972 (Lehigh Acres, FL, 8 mi away) and 33974 (Lehigh Acres, FL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33973 becomes 37933 — and that is a real ZIP code: Knoxville, TN, 662 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37339, 37933, 39337, 73933, 97333). The farthest-flung twin is 97333 in Corvallis, OR, 2,606 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯1,331 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33973 and you would come out at 26.60°S, 98.27°E — 1,002 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 28m.
  • 📏 At 3.8 square miles of land, 33973 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,392This ZIP14,392
Households3,984This ZIP3,984
Housing units4,314This ZIP4,314
Median age26.5This ZIP26.5Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,530This ZIP$60,530Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$355,800This ZIP$355,800Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,618This ZIP$1,618Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.6%This ZIP8.6%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density3,788.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,788.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments91This ZIP91
Employees290This ZIP290
Annual payroll$8,483,000This ZIP$8,483,000
Tax returns filed5,220This ZIP5,220
Total adjusted gross income$202,831,000This ZIP$202,831,000

Land area

Land area3.80 sq miThis ZIP3.80 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 33973

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ZIP codes near 33973

ZIPCityDistance
33976 Lehigh Acres, FL 2.8 mi
33971 Lehigh Acres, FL 3.2 mi
33905 Fort Myers, FL 5.1 mi
33913 Fort Myers, FL 6.3 mi
33966 Fort Myers, FL 6.5 mi
33970 Lehigh Acres, FL 7.2 mi
33916 Fort Myers, FL 7.4 mi
33912 Fort Myers, FL 7.4 mi
33972 Lehigh Acres, FL 7.7 mi
33974 Lehigh Acres, FL 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33973?

33973 is in Lehigh Acres, Florida, in Lee County, part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.6007, -81.7304.

What county is 33973 in?

33973 lies in Lee County.

What area code is 33973?

Lehigh Acres uses area code 239, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 33973 in?

33973 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33973?

About 14,392 people live in ZIP code 33973, in 3,984 households, at 3,788.4 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 33973?

$60,530 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33973?

The closest are 33976 (2.8 mi), 33971 (3.2 mi), 33905 (5.1 mi), 33913 (6.3 mi) and 33966 (6.5 mi).

Is 33973 a PO Box ZIP code?

33973 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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