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33981

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Charlotte
Metro area
Punta Gorda, FL
Population
15,622
Coordinates
26.8762, -82.2106
☼ Live from 33981 — Port Charlotte, FL

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Where 33981 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 33981
  • 🔢 Type 33981 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBGEE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 33,981 = 3 × 47 × 241. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010010111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 33980 (Punta Gorda, FL, 12 mi away) and 33982 (Punta Gorda, FL, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 33981 becomes 18933 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lumberville, PA, 1,021 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13839, 18933, 19383, 33189, 33198, 33918, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98331 in Forks, WA, 2,673 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯1,297 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 33981 and you would come out at 26.88°S, 97.79°E — 1,019 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 45.4 square miles of land, 33981 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,622This ZIP15,622
Households7,103This ZIP7,103
Housing units8,523This ZIP8,523
Median age61.8This ZIP61.8Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$84,098This ZIP$84,098Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$386,800This ZIP$386,800Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,311This ZIP$1,311Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density343.8 / sq miThis ZIP343.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments239This ZIP239
Employees1,535This ZIP1,535
Annual payroll$64,212,000This ZIP$64,212,000
Tax returns filed8,110This ZIP8,110
Total adjusted gross income$714,361,000This ZIP$714,361,000

Land area

Land area45.44 sq miThis ZIP45.44 sq mi
Water area11.86 sq miThis ZIP11.86 sq mi

ZIP codes near 33981

ZIPCityDistance
33927 El Jobean, FL 3.9 mi
33947 Rotonda West, FL 4.2 mi
33946 Placida, FL 4.7 mi
34224 Englewood, FL 6.8 mi
33921 Boca Grande, FL 7.6 mi
33948 Port Charlotte, FL 8.4 mi
33953 Port Charlotte, FL 8.5 mi
33952 Port Charlotte, FL 10.3 mi
33950 Punta Gorda, FL 10.6 mi
33949 Port Charlotte, FL 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 33981?

33981 is in Port Charlotte, Florida, in Charlotte County, part of the Punta Gorda, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.8762, -82.2106.

What county is 33981 in?

33981 lies in Charlotte County.

What area code is 33981?

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

What time zone is 33981 in?

33981 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 33981?

About 15,622 people live in ZIP code 33981, in 7,103 households, at 343.8 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 33981?

$84,098 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 33981?

The closest are 33927 (3.9 mi), 33947 (4.2 mi), 33946 (4.7 mi), 34224 (6.8 mi) and 33921 (7.6 mi).

Is 33981 a PO Box ZIP code?

33981 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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