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34221

ZIP 34221 is in Palmetto, Florida, in Manatee County; area code 941; Eastern time. Palmetto has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 34220.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Manatee
Population
56,208
Coordinates
27.5812, -82.5518
☼ Live from 34221 — Palmetto, FL

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Where 34221 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 34221
  • 🔢 Type 34221 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZZhE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 34,221 = 3 × 11 × 17 × 61. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010110101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 34220 (Palmetto, FL, 4 mi away) and 34222 (Ellenton, FL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 34221 becomes 12243 — and that is a real ZIP code: Albany, NY, 1,152 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12234, 12243, 12423, 12432, 13224, 14223, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12234 in Albany, NY, 1,152 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯1,247 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 34221 and you would come out at 27.58°S, 97.45°E — 1,066 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 24m.
  • 📏 At 53.9 square miles of land, 34221 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population56,208This ZIP56,208
Households21,151This ZIP21,151
Housing units26,062This ZIP26,062
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$77,712This ZIP$77,712Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$338,600This ZIP$338,600Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,548This ZIP$1,548Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density1,042.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,042.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments987This ZIP987
Employees12,927This ZIP12,927
Annual payroll$693,770,000This ZIP$693,770,000
Tax returns filed24,700This ZIP24,700
Total adjusted gross income$1,940,633,000This ZIP$1,940,633,000

Land area

Land area53.90 sq miThis ZIP53.90 sq mi
Water area23.65 sq miThis ZIP23.65 sq mi

Other place names in 34221

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ZIP codes near 34221

ZIPCityDistance
34250 Terra Ceia, FL 2.2 mi
34222 Ellenton, FL 4.0 mi
34220 Palmetto, FL 4.3 mi
34206 Bradenton, FL 5.9 mi
34208 Bradenton, FL 6.8 mi
34205 Bradenton, FL 7.1 mi
33586 Sun City, FL 8.1 mi
34209 Bradenton, FL 8.2 mi
34264 Oneco, FL 9.2 mi
33570 Ruskin, FL 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 34221?

34221 is in Palmetto, Florida, in Manatee County, part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.5812, -82.5518.

What county is 34221 in?

34221 lies in Manatee County.

What area code is 34221?

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

What time zone is 34221 in?

34221 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 34221?

About 56,208 people live in ZIP code 34221, in 21,151 households, at 1,042.8 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 34221?

$77,712 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 34221?

The closest are 34250 (2.2 mi), 34222 (4 mi), 34220 (4.3 mi), 34206 (5.9 mi) and 34208 (6.8 mi).

Is 34221 a PO Box ZIP code?

34221 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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