Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,561
| This zip code: | $36,561 | | Florida: | $47,804 |
Nearest zip codes: 34974, 33857, 34945, 34987, 32966, 32948.
Okeechobee Zip Code Map
Housing units in zip code 34972 with a mortgage: 1,389 (109 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 612
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,029
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $331
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 18.2% | | Whole state: | 12.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.3% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.2 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 3.8 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Parker Bay (A), Shin Hammock Marsh (B), Sawgrass Bay (C), Underhill Sawgrass Pond (D), Yates Marsh (E), Company Slough (F), Cowbone Creek (G), Little Gumhead Marsh (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fish Slough (A), Parker Slough (B), Cypress Slough (C), Starvation Slough (D), Cow Creek (E), Sandfly Gully (F), Sevenmile Slough (G), Gore Branch (H), Chandler Hammock Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 94
- 1995 to 1998: 465
- 1990 to 1994: 701
- 1980 to 1989: 1,886
- 1970 to 1979: 1,622
- 1960 to 1969: 733
- 1950 to 1959: 253
- 1940 to 1949: 101
- 1939 or earlier: 122
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cypress Quarters, FL (34972): |
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- no bedroom: 34
- 1 bedrooms: 187
- 2 bedrooms: 1,173
- 3 bedrooms: 1,894
- 4 bedrooms: 307
- 5 or more bedrooms: 19
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 49
- 1 bedrooms: 331
- 2 bedrooms: 616
- 3 bedrooms: 576
- 4 bedrooms: 37
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 34972 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 184
- 1 vehicle: 1,263
- 2 vehicles: 1,554
- 3 vehicles: 490
- 4 vehicles: 92
- 5 or more vehicles: 31
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 299
- 1 vehicle: 738
- 2 vehicles: 535
- 3 vehicles: 33
- 4 vehicles: 6
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 34972:
- Less than $10,000: 58
- $10,000 to $14,999: 29
- $15,000 to $19,999: 29
- $20,000 to $24,999: 30
- $25,000 to $29,999: 36
- $30,000 to $34,999: 36
- $35,000 to $39,999: 52
- $40,000 to $49,999: 124
- $50,000 to $59,999: 102
- $60,000 to $69,999: 133
- $70,000 to $79,999: 124
- $80,000 to $89,999: 142
- $90,000 to $99,999: 191
- $100,000 to $124,999: 405
- $125,000 to $149,999: 591
- $150,000 to $174,999: 484
- $175,000 to $199,999: 383
- $200,000 to $249,999: 409
- $250,000 to $299,999: 285
- $300,000 to $399,999: 272
- $400,000 to $499,999: 119
- $500,000 to $749,999: 39
- $750,000 to $999,999: 36
- $1,000,000 or more: 16
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 34972:
- Less than $100: 7
- $100 to $149: 66
- $150 to $199: 17
- $200 to $249: 66
- $250 to $299: 36
- $300 to $349: 54
- $350 to $399: 34
- $400 to $449: 106
- $450 to $499: 51
- $500 to $549: 50
- $550 to $599: 22
- $600 to $649: 20
- $650 to $699: 7
- $700 to $749: 17
- $800 to $899: 38
- $900 to $999: 42
- $1,000 to $1,249: 22
- No cash rent: 399
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $133,740.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $175,766
- Black or African American householders: $138,190
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $80,343
- Some other race householders: $152,528
- Two or more races householders: $196,284
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $148,326
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $159,132 (it was $60,300 in 2000)
| 34972: | $159,132 | | Florida: | $230,400 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,539 - $197,339
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $200,402| Here: | $200,402 | | State: | $334,342 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $2,803,696| Here: | $2,803,696 | | State: | $258,333 |
In 2-unit structures: $233,556| Here: | $233,556 | | State: | $289,450 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $209,645| Here: | $209,645 | | State: | $240,504 |
Mobile homes: $51,303| Here: | $51,303 | | State: | $43,568 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | State: | $47,032 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,028
- One, attached: 70
- Two: 133
- 3 or 4: 139
- 5 to 9: 45
- 10 to 19: 19
- Mobile homes: 2,525
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,172 (62%)
- Carpooled: 1,855 (27%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 324 (5%)
- Bicycle: 31 (0%)
- Walked: 152 (2%)
- Other means: 102 (2%)
- Worked at home: 117 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 249
- 5 to 9 minutes: 882
- 10 to 14 minutes: 925
- 15 to 19 minutes: 937
- 20 to 24 minutes: 592
- 25 to 29 minutes: 401
- 30 to 34 minutes: 833
- 35 to 39 minutes: 109
- 40 to 44 minutes: 95
- 45 to 59 minutes: 559
- 60 to 89 minutes: 625
- 90 or more minutes: 429
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 15,655
- In family households: 13,971 (3,056 male householders, 931 female householders)
3,021 spouses, 4,964 children (4,538 natural, 169 adopted, 257 stepchildren), 484 grandchildren, 315 brothers or sisters, 135 parents, 472 other relatives, 593 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,684 (676 male householders (538 living alone)), 556 female householders (417 living alone)), 452 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,085 (2,065 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,484 2-persons, 791 3-persons, 776 4-persons, 451 5-persons, 300 6-persons, 185 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 955 1-person, 207 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.
2,860 married couples with children.
1,160 single-parent households (343 men, 817 women).
74.0% of residents of 34972 zip code speak English at home.
24.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 17% well, 18% not well, 15% not at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 26% well, 7% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% very well, 48% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (67% very well, 33% well).
Foreign born population: 2,652 (14.9%)
(22.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 14.9% | | Whole state: | 16.7% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (82%)
- Cuba (4%)
- Nicaragua (4%)
- Canada (1%)
- Haiti (1%)
- Colombia (1%)
- Jamaica (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 809
- 1990 to 1994: 541
- 1985 to 1989: 530
- 1980 to 1984: 413
- 1975 to 1979: 171
- 1970 to 1974: 52
- 1970 to 1974: 46
- 1965 to 1969: 90
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White population: 12,258
Black population: 2,566
American Indian population: 117
Asian population: 54
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 7
Some other race population: 2,371
Two or more races population: 447

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 6411 |
|  United States or American: 2188 |
|  Irish: 1004 |
|  German: 913 |
|  English: 874 |
|  Italian: 382 |
|  French (except Basque): 268 |
|  Scottish: 214 |
|  African: 196 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 196 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 154 |
|  Norwegian: 130 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 112 |
|  Jamaican: 67 |
|  Dutch: 65 |
|  French Canadian: 61 |
|  Swedish: 48 |
|  Arab:: 44 |
|  Polish: 44 |
|  Welsh: 42 |
|  Haitian: 33 |
|  Lebanese: 30 |
|  European: 26 |
|  Armenian: 14 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 12 |
|  Barbadian: 12 |
|  British: 12 |
|  Canadian: 12 |
|  Portuguese: 12 |
|  Danish: 10 |
|  Russian: 9 |
|  Finnish: 9 |
|  Greek: 9 |
|  Other Arab: 9 |
|  Croatian: 7 |
|  Yugoslavian: 7 |
|  Czech: 7 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 5 |

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 34972 not listed on the city page:- OKEECHOBEE JUVENILE JUSTICE-LEVEL 2 (Students: 86; Location: 5050 NE 168TH STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FL; Grades: 06 - 12)
- OKEECHOBEE JUVENILE JUSTICE VISION QUEST-LEVEL 6 (Students: 55; Location: 42660 HIGHWAY 41 N, OKEECHOBEE, FL; Grades: 06 - 12)
- OKEECHOBEE JUVENILE JUSTICE-LEVEL 4 (Students: 54; Location: 42660 HIGHWAY 441 N, OKEECHOBEE, FL; Grades: 06 - 12)
- OKEECHOBEE JUVENILE JUSTICE-LEVEL 6 (Students: 51; Location: 1117 NE 39TH BOULEVARD, OKEECHOBEE, FL; Grades: 06 - 12)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION (2534 N.W. 16TH BLVD. in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
STATE MASTER (FDM) - WAFR-FLA013935, INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER PROGRAM
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2001-3010, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL GASES; CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Organizations: PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION SOUTHEAST, LLC, WILLIAM B. PORTER, PRES., LINDAHL, BROWNING, FERRARI & HELLSTROM, INC (CONTACT/AGENT)
, GEORGE W. FOWLER, COMPANY (CONTACT/APPLICANT)
, PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION SOUTHEAST, LLC (CONTACT/APPLICANT)
, PRAXAIR DISTRIBUITION SE ACETYLENE PLANT (CONTACT/FACILITY)
, GEORGE W. FOWLER, COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
, PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION SOUTHEAST, LLC (CONTACT/PERMIT)
Alternative names: PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION SOUTHEAST L.L.C., PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION SOUTHEAST ACETYLENE PLANT (FM G FOWLER)
- OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL (10800 NORTHEAST 128TH AVENUE in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (FDM) - CHAZ-FLR000046979, HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATION PROGRAM, WAFR-FLR05F732, NPDES STORMWATER PROGRAM, WAFR-FLR10Y420, WAFR-FLR05F732, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, WAFR-FLR10Y420,
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SERVICES; AIR AND WATER RESOURCE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Organizations: BERMAN RD LANDFILL (LF1), OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL, INC. (CONTACT/APPLICANT)
, OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL, INC. (OLI) (CONTACT/APPLICANT)
, USA WASTE SERVICES (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MATTHEW ORR (CONTACT/OWNER)
, OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL, INC. (CONTACT/PERMIT)
, OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL, INC. (OLI) (CONTACT/PERMIT)
Alternative names: BERMAN RD LANDFILL (LF1), BERMAN ROAD LANDFILL (LF1), CHAMBERS WASTE SYSTEMS OF FL INCORPORATED, OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL-WASTE MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED, OKEECHOBEE LANDFILL-WMI
- OKEECHOBEE CR & BRIDGE DEPT (804 NW 2ND ST in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
STATE MASTER (FDM) - CHAZ-FLR000021220, HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATION PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS; BRIDGE, TUNNEL, AND ELEVATED HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE DEPT, NON NOTIFIED (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY RD & BRIDGE DEPT, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE DEPT
- OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL (2800 HWY 441 N in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0101
Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3000 NW 10TH TERR in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0161
Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- OKEECHOBEE JUVENILE JUSTICE LEVEL 10 (5050 NE 168TH ST in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-9101
Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GUARANTEED AUTO & TRUCK PARTS, (1252 NW 36TH STREET in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
Organizations: STUART GREENBERG (CONTACT/OWNER)
- OKEECHOBEE JUVENILE JUSTICE VISION QUEST LEVEL 6 (42660 HIGHWAY 41 NORTH in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-9106
Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- OKEECHOBEE JUVENILE JUSTICE LEVEL 6 (1117 NE 39TH BLVD in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-8101
Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- OKEECHOBEE JUVENILE JUSTICE LEVEL 4 (42660 HIGHWAY 441 NORTH in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-9104
Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2690 NW 42ND AVE in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0181
Organizations: OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DEPENDABLE PAINT AND BODY (288 NE 14TH AVE in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Organizations: JIM CROW (CONTACT/OWNER)
- APAC FLORIDA INCORPORATED (1490 NORTHWEST 24TH TRAIL in OKEECHOBEE, FL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Organizations: L.F. ROLLINS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: APAC-FLORIDA INC. OKEECHOBEE A, APAC-FLORIDA INC OKEECHOBEE PO
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 34972
- Sportsman North Motel, 601 N Parrott Ave, Okeechobee, FL 34972
- Ohio Motel, 507 N Parrott Ave, Okeechobee, FL 34972
- Venture Inn Motel, 3095 E 60TH Hwy, Yeehaw Junction, FL 34972
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 34972
Median worth of mobile homes: $70,497
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (85%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- No fuel used (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9014
- Northeast: 1397
- Midwest: 1309
- South: 2909
- West: 321
53% of the 34972 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Florida.
Population in 1990: 14,955. Population change in the 1990s: +2,865 (+19.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
| Here: | 0.8% | | Florida: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 69
| Here: | 4.9% | | Florida: | 9.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 84
| Here: | 19.4% | | Florida: | 21.0% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- SHAM ROCK & SHELL PIT INC (6645 NE 304TH ST in OKEECHOBEE, FL; small business)
$149,520 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2002-02-26. Completion date: 2002-06-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 6, 5-9: 16, 1-4: 9)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 1269 people in state prisons
- 240 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 213 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 175 people in nursing homes
- 73 people in institutions for the blind
- 48 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 30 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
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