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90005

ZIP 90005 is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County; area codes 213, 323 and 738; Pacific time. Los Angeles has 94 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
39,142
Coordinates
34.0594, -118.3090
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Where 90005 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 90005
  • 🔢 Type 90005 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOOOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,005 = 5 × 47 × 383. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111110010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90004 (Los Angeles, CA, 1 mi away) and 90006 (Los Angeles, CA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90005 becomes 50009 — and that is a real ZIP code: Altoona, IA, 1,447 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00950, 05009, 09050, 50009, 90050). The farthest-flung twin is 09050 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,990 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,157 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90005 and you would come out at 34.06°S, 61.69°E — 987 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 90005 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 571 football fields.
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People and housing

Population39,142This ZIP39,142
Households18,289This ZIP18,289
Housing units20,067This ZIP20,067
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$49,419This ZIP$49,419California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$975,200This ZIP$975,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,715This ZIP$1,715California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.4%This ZIP40.4%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density33,171.2 / sq miThis ZIP33,171.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments811This ZIP811
Employees6,019This ZIP6,019
Annual payroll$274,760,000This ZIP$274,760,000
Tax returns filed17,480This ZIP17,480
Total adjusted gross income$1,270,734,000This ZIP$1,270,734,000

Land area

Land area1.18 sq miThis ZIP1.18 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 90005

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 90005

ZIPCityDistance
90020 Los Angeles, CA 0.5 mi
90010 Los Angeles, CA 0.5 mi
90006 Los Angeles, CA 1.2 mi
90004 Los Angeles, CA 1.2 mi
90019 Los Angeles, CA 1.8 mi
90057 Los Angeles, CA 1.9 mi
90018 Los Angeles, CA 2.2 mi
90038 Los Angeles, CA 2.2 mi
90029 Los Angeles, CA 2.3 mi
90036 Los Angeles, CA 2.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90005?

90005 is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0594, -118.3090.

What county is 90005 in?

90005 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 90005?

Los Angeles uses area codes 213, 323 and 738, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 90005 in?

90005 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90005?

About 39,142 people live in ZIP code 90005, in 18,289 households, at 33,171.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 90005?

$49,419 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90005?

The closest are 90020 (0.5 mi), 90010 (0.5 mi), 90006 (1.2 mi), 90004 (1.2 mi) and 90019 (1.8 mi).

Is 90005 a PO Box ZIP code?

90005 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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