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34231

ZIP 34231 is in Sarasota, Florida, in Sarasota County; area code 941; Eastern time. Sarasota has 18 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sarasota
Population
32,404
Coordinates
27.2660, -82.5166
☼ Live from 34231 — Sarasota, FL

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Where 34231 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 34231
  • 🔢 Type 34231 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEZhE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 34231 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010110110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 34230 (Sarasota, FL, 5 mi away) and 34232 (Sarasota, FL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 34231 becomes 13243, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12433, 13324, 13342, 14233, 23314, 23341, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13324 in Cold Brook, NY, 1,188 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯1,265 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 34231 and you would come out at 27.27°S, 97.48°E — 1,045 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 25m.
  • 📏 At 9.4 square miles of land, 34231 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,404This ZIP32,404
Households15,546This ZIP15,546
Housing units19,153This ZIP19,153
Median age55.2This ZIP55.2Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,925This ZIP$69,925Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$386,900This ZIP$386,900Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,821This ZIP$1,821Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%This ZIP38.5%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density3,429.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,429.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,305This ZIP1,305
Employees10,274This ZIP10,274
Annual payroll$470,075,000This ZIP$470,075,000
Tax returns filed15,940This ZIP15,940
Total adjusted gross income$1,783,093,000This ZIP$1,783,093,000

Land area

Land area9.45 sq miThis ZIP9.45 sq mi
Water area1.87 sq miThis ZIP1.87 sq mi

Other place names in 34231

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ZIP codes near 34231

ZIPCityDistance
34242 Sarasota, FL 1.5 mi
34249 Sarasota, FL 2.0 mi
34233 Sarasota, FL 2.6 mi
34239 Sarasota, FL 3.1 mi
34238 Sarasota, FL 3.5 mi
34278 Sarasota, FL 4.6 mi
34236 Sarasota, FL 4.9 mi
34232 Sarasota, FL 4.9 mi
34230 Sarasota, FL 4.9 mi
34276 Sarasota, FL 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 34231?

34231 is in Sarasota, Florida, in Sarasota County, part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.2660, -82.5166.

What county is 34231 in?

34231 lies in Sarasota County.

What area code is 34231?

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

What time zone is 34231 in?

34231 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 34231?

About 32,404 people live in ZIP code 34231, in 15,546 households, at 3,429.7 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 34231?

$69,925 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 34231?

The closest are 34242 (1.5 mi), 34249 (2 mi), 34233 (2.6 mi), 34239 (3.1 mi) and 34238 (3.5 mi).

Is 34231 a PO Box ZIP code?

34231 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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