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34609

ZIP 34609 is in Spring Hill, Florida, in Hernando County; Eastern time. Spring Hill has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 34606, 34607, 34608, 34610 and 34611.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hernando
Population
47,257
Coordinates
28.4795, -82.5079
☼ Live from 34609 — Spring Hill, FL

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Where 34609 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 34609
  • 🔢 Type 34609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOghE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 34,609 = 53 × 653. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000011100110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 34608 (Spring Hill, FL, 3 mi away) and 34610 (Spring Hill, FL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 34609 becomes 90643, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03469, 04693, 04936, 04963, 06349, 06439, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09643 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,464 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯1,205 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 34609 and you would come out at 28.48°S, 97.49°E — 1,121 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 20m.
  • 📏 At 22.2 square miles of land, 34609 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population47,257This ZIP47,257
Households17,593This ZIP17,593
Housing units18,853This ZIP18,853
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$79,442This ZIP$79,442Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$317,200This ZIP$317,200Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,791This ZIP$1,791Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density2,129.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,129.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments804This ZIP804
Employees7,974This ZIP7,974
Annual payroll$339,599,000This ZIP$339,599,000
Tax returns filed22,010This ZIP22,010
Total adjusted gross income$1,397,136,000This ZIP$1,397,136,000

Land area

Land area22.19 sq miThis ZIP22.19 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 34609

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ZIP codes near 34609

ZIPCityDistance
34608 Spring Hill, FL 2.7 mi
34604 Brooksville, FL 4.6 mi
34606 Spring Hill, FL 5.4 mi
34605 Brooksville, FL 5.5 mi
34613 Brooksville, FL 5.9 mi
34610 Spring Hill, FL 7.6 mi
34603 Brooksville, FL 8.1 mi
34611 Spring Hill, FL 8.1 mi
34607 Spring Hill, FL 10.3 mi
34669 Hudson, FL 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 34609?

34609 is in Spring Hill, Florida, in Hernando County, part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.4795, -82.5079.

What county is 34609 in?

34609 lies in Hernando County.

What time zone is 34609 in?

34609 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 34609?

About 47,257 people live in ZIP code 34609, in 17,593 households, at 2,129.9 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 34609?

$79,442 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 34609?

The closest are 34608 (2.7 mi), 34604 (4.6 mi), 34606 (5.4 mi), 34605 (5.5 mi) and 34613 (5.9 mi).

Is 34609 a PO Box ZIP code?

34609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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