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34238

ZIP 34238 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
23,821
Coordinates
27.2358, -82.4705
☼ Live from 34238 — Sarasota, FL

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Where 34238 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 34238
  • 🔢 Type 34238 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEZhE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 34,238 = 2 × 17 × 19 × 53. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010110111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 34237 (Sarasota, FL, 8 mi away) and 34239 (Sarasota, FL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 34238 becomes 83243 — and that is a real ZIP code: Holbrook, ID, 1,987 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23438, 23483, 23834, 23843, 28334, 28343, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83324 in Dietrich, ID, 2,079 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯1,268 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 34238 and you would come out at 27.24°S, 97.53°E — 1,043 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 13.2 square miles of land, 34238 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,821This ZIP23,821
Households12,109This ZIP12,109
Housing units14,705This ZIP14,705
Median age63.7This ZIP63.7Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$97,926This ZIP$97,926Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$574,600This ZIP$574,600Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,850This ZIP$1,850Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.7%This ZIP55.7%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density1,803.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,803.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments597This ZIP597
Employees7,638This ZIP7,638
Annual payroll$391,498,000This ZIP$391,498,000
Tax returns filed13,200This ZIP13,200
Total adjusted gross income$2,191,326,000This ZIP$2,191,326,000

Land area

Land area13.21 sq miThis ZIP13.21 sq mi
Water area0.95 sq miThis ZIP0.95 sq mi

Other place names in 34238

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ZIP codes near 34238

ZIPCityDistance
34249 Sarasota, FL 2.3 mi
34233 Sarasota, FL 3.1 mi
34229 Osprey, FL 3.2 mi
34231 Sarasota, FL 3.5 mi
34242 Sarasota, FL 4.6 mi
34241 Sarasota, FL 6.0 mi
34239 Sarasota, FL 6.0 mi
34232 Sarasota, FL 6.2 mi
34274 Nokomis, FL 6.4 mi
34275 Nokomis, FL 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 34238?

34238 is in Sarasota, Florida, in Sarasota County, part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.2358, -82.4705.

What county is 34238 in?

34238 lies in Sarasota County.

What area code is 34238?

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

What time zone is 34238 in?

34238 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 34238?

About 23,821 people live in ZIP code 34238, in 12,109 households, at 1,803.8 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 34238?

$97,926 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 34238?

The closest are 34249 (2.3 mi), 34233 (3.1 mi), 34229 (3.2 mi), 34231 (3.5 mi) and 34242 (4.6 mi).

Is 34238 a PO Box ZIP code?

34238 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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