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34974

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Glades +3 more
Metro area
Clewiston, FL
Population
23,975
Coordinates
27.1488, -80.9141
☼ Live from 34974 — Okeechobee, FL

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Where 34974 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 34974
  • 🔢 Type 34974 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLGhE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 34,974 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 29 × 67. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100010011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 34973 (Okeechobee, FL, 8 mi away) and 34979 (Fort Pierce, FL, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 34974 becomes 47943 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fair Oaks, IN, 1,027 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34479, 34749, 34947, 39474, 39744, 43749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97344 in Falls City, OR, 2,635 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,338 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 34974 and you would come out at 27.15°S, 99.09°E — 1,046 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 26m.
  • 📏 At 376.7 square miles of land, 34974 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 286 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,975This ZIP23,975
Households10,272This ZIP10,272
Housing units13,823This ZIP13,823
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$53,013This ZIP$53,013Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$164,100This ZIP$164,100Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,104This ZIP$1,104Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%This ZIP16.1%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density63.7 / sq miThis ZIP63.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments450This ZIP450
Employees3,627This ZIP3,627
Annual payroll$132,217,000This ZIP$132,217,000
Tax returns filed10,800This ZIP10,800
Total adjusted gross income$759,596,000This ZIP$759,596,000

Land area

Land area376.67 sq miThis ZIP376.67 sq mi
Water area19.33 sq miThis ZIP19.33 sq mi

Counties 34974 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Glades County 53.1%
Okeechobee County 22.1%
Martin County 15.0%
Highlands County 9.8%

Other place names in 34974

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

ZIP codes near 34974

ZIPCityDistance
34973 Okeechobee, FL 8.4 mi
33857 Lorida, FL 21.3 mi
34972 Okeechobee, FL 22.7 mi
33471 Moore Haven, FL 23.7 mi
34956 Indiantown, FL 25.7 mi
33438 Canal Point, FL 26.8 mi
34987 Port Saint Lucie, FL 27.4 mi
33476 Pahokee, FL 28.9 mi
33862 Lake Placid, FL 29.3 mi
33852 Lake Placid, FL 29.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 34974?

34974 is in Okeechobee, Florida, in Glades County, part of the Clewiston, FL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.1488, -80.9141.

What county is 34974 in?

34974 spans 4 counties: Glades County, Okeechobee County, Martin County and Highlands County. Most of it falls in Glades 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 34974?

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

What time zone is 34974 in?

34974 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 34974?

About 23,975 people live in ZIP code 34974, in 10,272 households, at 63.7 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 34974?

$53,013 a year, against $74,568 across Florida.

What ZIP codes are near 34974?

The closest are 34973 (8.4 mi), 33857 (21.3 mi), 34972 (22.7 mi), 33471 (23.7 mi) and 34956 (25.7 mi).

Is 34974 a PO Box ZIP code?

34974 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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