ZIP Code 33853

33853 is one of Florida's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Lake Wales, Polk County.

City: Lake Wales
County: Polk County
State: Florida
Prefix: 338xx

Where this code sits

33853 is part of the 338xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Lake Wales is served by 3 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Lake Wales page.

Lake Wales Florida ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 33853 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

863 Area code 863

ZIP codes nearest 33853

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 33853.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 33898	2.6 mi	Lake Wales, FL
ZIP code 33859	2.8 mi	Lake Wales, FL
ZIP code 33877	5.6 mi	Waverly, FL
ZIP code 33827	7.2 mi	Babson Park, FL
ZIP code 33820	7.4 mi	Alturas, FL
ZIP code 33845	7.4 mi	Haines City, FL
ZIP code 33885	7.4 mi	Winter Haven, FL
ZIP code 33884	7.8 mi	Winter Haven, FL

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 33853, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 33853. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.