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34243

ZIP 34243 is in Sarasota, Florida, mostly in Manatee County; area code 941; Eastern time. Sarasota has 18 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Manatee +1 more
Population
32,773
Coordinates
27.4010, -82.5279
☼ Live from 34243 — Sarasota, FL

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Where 34243 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 34243
  • 🔢 Type 34243 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhZhE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆34243 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 34,243 = 11 × 11 × 283. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000010111000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 34242 (Sarasota, FL, 10 mi away) and 34249 (Sarasota, FL, 10 mi away).
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23434, 23443, 24343, 24433, 32344, 32434, …). The farthest-flung twin is 43432 in Graytown, OH, 979 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯1,257 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 34243 and you would come out at 27.40°S, 97.47°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 18.0 square miles of land, 34243 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,773This ZIP32,773
Households14,159This ZIP14,159
Housing units16,284This ZIP16,284
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$81,219This ZIP$81,219Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$429,400This ZIP$429,400Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,115This ZIP$2,115Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%This ZIP41.1%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density1,823.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,823.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,505This ZIP1,505
Employees22,077This ZIP22,077
Annual payroll$1,139,575,000This ZIP$1,139,575,000
Tax returns filed16,180This ZIP16,180
Total adjusted gross income$1,507,322,000This ZIP$1,507,322,000

Land area

Land area17.97 sq miThis ZIP17.97 sq mi
Water area2.41 sq miThis ZIP2.41 sq mi

Counties 34243 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Manatee County 80.4%
Sarasota County 19.6%

Other place names in 34243

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ZIP codes near 34243

ZIPCityDistance
34270 Tallevast, FL 1.0 mi
34234 Sarasota, FL 2.8 mi
34203 Bradenton, FL 2.9 mi
34264 Oneco, FL 3.4 mi
34201 Bradenton, FL 3.8 mi
34235 Sarasota, FL 3.8 mi
34207 Bradenton, FL 4.1 mi
34237 Sarasota, FL 4.4 mi
34276 Sarasota, FL 4.5 mi
34277 Sarasota, FL 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 34243?

34243 is in Sarasota, Florida, in Manatee County, part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.4010, -82.5279.

What county is 34243 in?

34243 spans 2 counties: Manatee County and Sarasota County. Most of it falls in Manatee 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 34243?

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

What time zone is 34243 in?

34243 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 34243?

About 32,773 people live in ZIP code 34243, in 14,159 households, at 1,823.5 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 34243?

$81,219 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 34243?

The closest are 34270 (1 mi), 34234 (2.8 mi), 34203 (2.9 mi), 34264 (3.4 mi) and 34201 (3.8 mi).

Is 34243 a PO Box ZIP code?

34243 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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