| City: | Okeechobee, Florida |
| County: | Okeechobee County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:43:55 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 863 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 27.2439, -80.8302 |
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ZIP code 34973 is a PO Box-only ZIP nested within Okeechobee, Florida's main ZIP code 34972. It doesn't have its own territory; instead, it's a point location representing a post office facility on State Road 70. The 604 PO Boxes here serve the broader Okeechobee area, providing an alternative mail access point for residents and businesses.
Okeechobee sits in south-central Florida, named for Lake Okeechobee, the state's largest freshwater lake. The post office at this ZIP serves 225 business delivery points alongside its residential PO Boxes. State Road 70 runs east-west through the county, connecting Okeechobee to the Atlantic coast, and the post office's location on this highway makes it accessible for commuters and travelers.
Because this ZIP has no residential population of its own, there's no Census demographic data available. Residents who use PO Boxes here actually live within the 34972 ZIP code boundary. Street delivery exists through the main Okeechobee ZIP, so PO Box users here have chosen box rental as a preference rather than necessity. This isn't a PO Box Only Zone.
The single street address represents the post office's physical location on State Road 70 East, used for PO Box Street Addressing.
ZIP Code 34973 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 51 people with an annual payroll of $4,117,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,300Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $982,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $4,117,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 51Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 34973 is located in Okeechobee County, Florida, within the Okeechobee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 36380) and Florida's 18th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 39,996 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 34973. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Okeechobee, FLSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 36380Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 39,996Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 18Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1512.55 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1251200Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Okeechobee city; FloridaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 34973 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. 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 February 1, 2026.