ZIP Code 33859

ZIP code 33859, near Lakeland, sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $57,760 and per-capita income of $29,088. Homes here carry a median value of $215,300, and the county-level effective property tax rate is 0.72%, so property taxes take a smaller share of housing costs than in many parts of Florida. A combined sales tax rate of 7.00% applies to purchases. Taken together, the area looks working- to middle-class: incomes fall below the state's higher-earning suburbs, yet home values and a below-average property tax rate keep ownership within reach for households earning around the median.