| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 863 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:55 PM |
| Population: | 35,386 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 12027 |
| CBSA: | Arcadia, FL |
| Land Area: | 646 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 27.1475, -81.9045 |
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35,386 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 646 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 34,877 to 35,342 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.3% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 34269 (Arcadia, $58,636 median) and poorest ZIP 34268 (Nocatee , $29,512) are 6.6 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $171,200 in 34266 (Arcadia) to $197,900 in 34269 (Arcadia).
Density varies 1× across the county — from 54 people/sq mi in 34266 (Arcadia) to 55 in 34269 (Arcadia).
Most of the decade's growth concentrated around Arcadia — top growth ZIPs averaged +55.0% over the past ten years ( 34268 , 34269 and 34266 ).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.8% bachelor's+ in 34266 (Arcadia) to 23.7% in 34268 (Nocatee ) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Florida, this is the #49 most populous of 67 counties and ranks #64 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,776 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
10.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,832 of 26,215 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Arcadia.
2 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.