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34240

ZIP 34240 is in Sarasota, Florida, mostly in Sarasota County; area code 941; Eastern time. Sarasota has 18 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sarasota +1 more
Population
18,774
Coordinates
27.3447, -82.3542
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Where 34240 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 34240
  • 🔢 Type 34240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZhE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 34,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 107. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010111000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 34239 (Sarasota, FL, 11 mi away) and 34241 (Sarasota, FL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 34240 becomes 04243 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lewiston, ME, 1,345 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02344, 03244, 03442, 04234, 04243, 04342, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04234 in East Wilton, ME, 1,370 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯1,267 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 34240 and you would come out at 27.34°S, 97.65°E — 1,051 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 66.5 square miles of land, 34240 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,774This ZIP18,774
Households7,390This ZIP7,390
Housing units8,657This ZIP8,657
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$130,148This ZIP$130,148Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$698,800This ZIP$698,800Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,549This ZIP$2,549Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.4%This ZIP49.4%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density282.4 / sq miThis ZIP282.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,255This ZIP1,255
Employees15,384This ZIP15,384
Annual payroll$1,142,750,000This ZIP$1,142,750,000
Tax returns filed9,780This ZIP9,780
Total adjusted gross income$1,889,989,000This ZIP$1,889,989,000

Land area

Land area66.48 sq miThis ZIP66.48 sq mi
Water area1.86 sq miThis ZIP1.86 sq mi

Counties 34240 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Sarasota County 99.9%
Manatee County 0.1%

Other place names in 34240

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

ZIP codes near 34240

ZIPCityDistance
34202 Bradenton, FL 4.7 mi
34241 Sarasota, FL 6.6 mi
34232 Sarasota, FL 7.3 mi
34204 Bradenton, FL 7.7 mi
34260 Manasota, FL 7.7 mi
34280 Bradenton, FL 7.7 mi
34281 Bradenton, FL 7.7 mi
34282 Bradenton, FL 7.7 mi
34235 Sarasota, FL 7.7 mi
34211 Bradenton, FL 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 34240?

34240 is in Sarasota, Florida, in Sarasota County, part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.3447, -82.3542.

What county is 34240 in?

34240 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 34240?

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

What time zone is 34240 in?

34240 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 34240?

About 18,774 people live in ZIP code 34240, in 7,390 households, at 282.4 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 34240?

$130,148 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 34240?

The closest are 34202 (4.7 mi), 34241 (6.6 mi), 34232 (7.3 mi), 34204 (7.7 mi) and 34260 (7.7 mi).

Is 34240 a PO Box ZIP code?

34240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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