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34972

ZIP 34972 is in Okeechobee, Florida, mostly in Okeechobee County; area code 863; Eastern time. Okeechobee has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 34973 and 34974.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Okeechobee +2 more
Metro area
Okeechobee, FL
Population
20,066
Coordinates
27.4780, -80.9087
☼ Live from 34972 — Okeechobee, FL

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Where 34972 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 34972
  • 🔢 Type 34972 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLGhE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 34,972 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 1249. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100010011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 34958 (Jensen Beach, FL, 45 mi away) and 34973 (Okeechobee, FL, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 34972 becomes 27943 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hatteras, NC, 615 miles away.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23479, 23947, 23974, 24739, 27349, 27943, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97423 in Coquille, OR, 2,633 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,323 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 34972 and you would come out at 27.48°S, 99.09°E — 1,051 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 24m.
  • 📏 At 854.5 square miles of land, 34972 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 649 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,066This ZIP20,066
Households6,290This ZIP6,290
Housing units7,185This ZIP7,185
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,040This ZIP$61,040Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$220,000This ZIP$220,000Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,063This ZIP$1,063Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density23.5 / sq miThis ZIP23.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments500This ZIP500
Employees4,674This ZIP4,674
Annual payroll$216,122,000This ZIP$216,122,000
Tax returns filed7,350This ZIP7,350
Total adjusted gross income$435,516,000This ZIP$435,516,000

Land area

Land area854.54 sq miThis ZIP854.54 sq mi
Water area11.08 sq miThis ZIP11.08 sq mi

Counties 34972 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Okeechobee County 79.7%
Osceola County 14.4%
St. Lucie County 5.8%

Other place names in 34972

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ZIP codes near 34972

ZIPCityDistance
34973 Okeechobee, FL 16.9 mi
33857 Lorida, FL 17.8 mi
32966 Vero Beach, FL 18.7 mi
34945 Fort Pierce, FL 21.9 mi
34974 Okeechobee, FL 22.7 mi
34988 Port Saint Lucie, FL 25.6 mi
32968 Vero Beach, FL 25.8 mi
32948 Fellsmere, FL 25.9 mi
32969 Vero Beach, FL 26.0 mi
32978 Sebastian, FL 26.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 34972?

34972 is in Okeechobee, Florida, in Okeechobee County, part of the Okeechobee, FL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.4780, -80.9087.

What county is 34972 in?

34972 spans 3 counties: Okeechobee County, Osceola County and St. Lucie County. Most of it falls in Okeechobee 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 34972?

Okeechobee uses area code 863, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 34972 in?

34972 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 34972?

About 20,066 people live in ZIP code 34972, in 6,290 households, at 23.5 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 34972?

$61,040 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 34972?

The closest are 34973 (16.9 mi), 33857 (17.8 mi), 32966 (18.7 mi), 34945 (21.9 mi) and 34974 (22.7 mi).

Is 34972 a PO Box ZIP code?

34972 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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