| City: | Ocala, Florida |
| County: | Marion County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:42:28 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 352 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 29.1866, -82.1404 |
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The PO Box count reflects this ZIP's role as a service point for nearby Ocala residents and the area's 728 businesses. While Marion County continues growing as part of Florida's central corridor, this particular ZIP remains focused on its core function: providing reliable mail service to customers who prefer or require PO Box delivery. The facility handles standard postal operations alongside business mail services, maintaining a steady flow despite having virtually no residential population within its boundaries.
This ZIP contains only SW 1st Avenue, where the post office facility and its administrative buildings are located. The single-street layout reflects the ZIP's function as a mail processing hub rather than a residential district.
ZIP Code 34478 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 34 business establishments, employing about 277 people with an annual payroll of $8,705,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,705Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 34Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,320,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $8,705,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 277Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 34478 is located in Marion County, Florida, within the Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 36100) and Florida's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 331,298 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 34478. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Ocala, FLSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 36100Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 331,298Source: Census |
| MSA: | Ocala, FL MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 7306.05 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1250750Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Ocala city; FloridaSource: Census |
ZIP Code 34478 is in the Marion County School District, which serves grades Pre-Kindergarten thru 12th. There are 1 public school(s) in this ZIP Code, and we have located 3 private school(s). It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.