33898 ZIP Code, Lake Wales, FL

33898 is a ZIP code in Lake Wales, Florida — mostly in Polk County (89% of its land), with smaller parts in Osceola County. It covers 297 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 33854, 33855 and 33856. 18,527 people live here in 7,498 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (87%). Median household income is $57,224, below the Florida median of $74,568; the median age is 48.2, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents18,527
Households7,498
Median household income$57,224
Income per person$31,408
Median age48.2
Homeowners87.4%
Median home value$168,400
Median rent$1,194
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%
Average commute (minutes)28.9
Households with kids under 1822.9%
Moved in the past year11.2%
Below the poverty line10.7%
Broadband internet87.5%
Speak a non-English language at home19.0%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K3.9%
$10–15K2.2%
$15–25K7.4%
$25–35K11.0%
$35–50K17.8%
$50–75K23.0%
$75–100K14.7%
$100–150K11.3%
$150–200K6.0%
$200K+2.7%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1010.4%
10–1912.2%
20–243.3%
25–348.9%
35–4411.4%
45–549.3%
55–6414.3%
65–7416.1%
75+14.1%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage24.8%
Owned outright40.6%
Rented9.4%
Vacant25.2%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house51.4%
Townhome1.6%
2–4 units2.1%
5–19 units2.4%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other42.5%

Businesses in 33898

186 business establishments with 1,559 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

33898 has 16 USPS carrier routes with 9,086 residential and 175 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 33898

33898 has 16 USPS carrier routes (16 rural (R)) with 9,086 residential and 175 business mailboxes. Routes range from 329 homes (R028) to 860 homes (R009); the median route has 653 homes. The Census counted 7,498 households in 33898 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4994
500–7499
750–9992
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route R022 — USPS business mailboxes 35, 660 homes
  2. Route R017 — USPS business mailboxes 35, 658 homes
  3. Route R004 — USPS business mailboxes 14, 796 homes
  4. Route R028 — USPS business mailboxes 14, 329 homes
  5. Route R141 — USPS business mailboxes 13, 653 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 33898

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
R001Rural41012$53,283———
R002Rural65611$31,536———
R004Rural79614$31,019———
R008Rural4813$54,607———
R009Rural8606$31,019———
R010Rural4832$84,795———
R012Rural6152$52,761———
R013Rural5606$53,651———
R017Rural65835$57,693———
R021Rural5287$72,382———
R022Rural66035$33,041———
R026Rural7035$84,795———
R027Rural6949$54,607———
R028Rural32914$46,651———
R032Rural01$32,049———
R141Rural65313$57,693———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 33898 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 33898, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 33898 in?
33898 is a Lake Wales, FL mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Indian Lake Estates and 1% lies inside Lake Wales; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 33898 in?
33898 is mostly in Polk County (89% of its land), with smaller parts in Osceola County.
What is the population of 33898?
About 18,527 people (±1,561), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 17,971.
What is the median household income in 33898?
$57,224 (±$5,910), compared with $74,568 for Florida as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 33898?
16 USPS carrier routes with 9,086 residential and 175 business mailboxes (9,260 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 33898?
The closest, measured center to center: 33854 (5.9 mi), 33855 (6.7 mi, Indian Lake Estates), 33856 (7 mi), 33867 (9.9 mi), 33827 (12.9 mi, Frostproof) and 34739 (13.8 mi).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.