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90038

ZIP 90038 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
27,127
Coordinates
34.0880, -118.3272
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Where 90038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 90038
  • 🔢 Type 90038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,038 = 2 × 13 × 3463. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111110110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90037 (Los Angeles, CA, 6 mi away) and 90039 (Los Angeles, CA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90038 becomes 83009, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00938, 00983, 03809, 03890, 03908, 08039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09803 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,259 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% 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 90038 and you would come out at 34.09°S, 61.67°E — 988 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 1.5 square miles of land, 90038 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,127This ZIP27,127
Households13,496This ZIP13,496
Housing units15,503This ZIP15,503
Median age34.5This ZIP34.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,454This ZIP$61,454California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,177,100This ZIP$1,177,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,789This ZIP$1,789California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%This ZIP41.1%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density17,523.9 / sq miThis ZIP17,523.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,065This ZIP1,065
Employees33,691This ZIP33,691
Annual payroll$1,369,218,000This ZIP$1,369,218,000
Tax returns filed13,730This ZIP13,730
Total adjusted gross income$893,327,000This ZIP$893,327,000

Land area

Land area1.55 sq miThis ZIP1.55 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 90038

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

ZIP codes near 90038

ZIPCityDistance
90028 Los Angeles, CA 0.8 mi
90004 Los Angeles, CA 1.2 mi
90036 Los Angeles, CA 1.8 mi
90020 Los Angeles, CA 1.8 mi
90029 Los Angeles, CA 1.9 mi
90005 Los Angeles, CA 2.2 mi
90046 Los Angeles, CA 2.4 mi
90010 Los Angeles, CA 2.4 mi
90068 Los Angeles, CA 2.5 mi
90019 Los Angeles, CA 2.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90038?

90038 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 34.0880, -118.3272.

What county is 90038 in?

90038 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 90038?

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

What time zone is 90038 in?

90038 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90038?

About 27,127 people live in ZIP code 90038, in 13,496 households, at 17,523.9 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 90038?

$61,454 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90038?

The closest are 90028 (0.8 mi), 90004 (1.2 mi), 90036 (1.8 mi), 90020 (1.8 mi) and 90029 (1.9 mi).

Is 90038 a PO Box ZIP code?

90038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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