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34228

ZIP 34228 is Longboat Key, Florida, mostly in Sarasota County; area code 941; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sarasota +1 more
Population
7,539
Coordinates
27.4005, -82.6442
☼ Live from 34228 — Longboat Key, FL

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Where 34228 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 34228
  • 🔢 Type 34228 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZZhE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 34,228 = 2 × 2 × 43 × 199. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010110110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 34224 (Englewood, FL, 39 mi away) and 34229 (Osprey, FL, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 34228 becomes 82243 — and that is a real ZIP code: Veteran, WY, 1,587 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22438, 22834, 22843, 23284, 23482, 23824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83422 in Driggs, ID, 1,949 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯1,252 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 34228 and you would come out at 27.40°S, 97.36°E — 1,054 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 24m.
  • 📏 At 4.1 square miles of land, 34228 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,539This ZIP7,539
Households4,222This ZIP4,222
Housing units9,935This ZIP9,935
Median age71.2This ZIP71.2Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$158,030This ZIP$158,030Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$1,022,100This ZIP$1,022,100Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,500+This ZIP$3,500+Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher70.3%This ZIP70.3%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density1,848.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,848.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments239This ZIP239
Employees1,750This ZIP1,750
Annual payroll$101,543,000This ZIP$101,543,000
Tax returns filed3,890This ZIP3,890
Total adjusted gross income$3,019,684,000This ZIP$3,019,684,000

Land area

Land area4.08 sq miThis ZIP4.08 sq mi
Water area11.85 sq miThis ZIP11.85 sq mi

Counties 34228 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sarasota County 57.3%
Manatee County 42.7%

Other place names in 34228

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

ZIP codes near 34228

ZIPCityDistance
34210 Bradenton, FL 2.7 mi
34207 Bradenton, FL 4.8 mi
34215 Cortez, FL 5.7 mi
34234 Sarasota, FL 5.8 mi
34270 Tallevast, FL 6.2 mi
34205 Bradenton, FL 6.8 mi
34264 Oneco, FL 6.8 mi
34243 Sarasota, FL 7.1 mi
34209 Bradenton, FL 7.2 mi
34217 Bradenton Beach, FL 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 34228?

34228 is in Longboat Key, Florida, in Sarasota County, part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.4005, -82.6442.

What county is 34228 in?

34228 spans 2 counties: Sarasota County and Manatee County. Most of it falls in Sarasota County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 34228?

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

What time zone is 34228 in?

34228 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 34228?

About 7,539 people live in ZIP code 34228, in 4,222 households, at 1,848.7 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 34228?

$158,030 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 34228?

The closest are 34210 (2.7 mi), 34207 (4.8 mi), 34215 (5.7 mi), 34234 (5.8 mi) and 34270 (6.2 mi).

Is 34228 a PO Box ZIP code?

34228 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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