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90040

ZIP 90040 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
11,430
Coordinates
33.9945, -118.1500
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Where 90040 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 90040
  • 🔢 Type 90040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 2251. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111110111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90039 (Los Angeles, CA, 10 mi away) and 90041 (Los Angeles, CA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90040 becomes 04009 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bridgton, ME, 2,600 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00940, 04009, 04090, 40009, 90004). The farthest-flung twin is 00940 in San Juan, PR, 3,361 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,151 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90040 and you would come out at 33.99°S, 61.85°E — 987 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 5.6 square miles of land, 90040 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,430This ZIP11,430
Households3,267This ZIP3,267
Housing units3,341This ZIP3,341
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$74,472This ZIP$74,472California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$596,100This ZIP$596,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,532This ZIP$1,532California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%This ZIP11.2%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density2,052.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,052.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,290This ZIP1,290
Employees43,979This ZIP43,979
Annual payroll$2,532,786,000This ZIP$2,532,786,000
Tax returns filed5,750This ZIP5,750
Total adjusted gross income$332,917,000This ZIP$332,917,000

Land area

Land area5.57 sq miThis ZIP5.57 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 90040

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ZIP codes near 90040

ZIPCityDistance
90022 Los Angeles, CA 2.1 mi
90201 Bell Gardens, CA 2.1 mi
90270 Maywood, CA 2.2 mi
90202 Bell, CA 2.4 mi
90640 Montebello, CA 2.7 mi
90661 Pico Rivera, CA 3.2 mi
90662 Pico Rivera, CA 3.2 mi
90240 Downey, CA 3.2 mi
90023 Los Angeles, CA 3.4 mi
90660 Pico Rivera, CA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90040?

90040 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 33.9945, -118.1500.

What county is 90040 in?

90040 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 90040?

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

What time zone is 90040 in?

90040 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90040?

About 11,430 people live in ZIP code 90040, in 3,267 households, at 2,052.8 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 90040?

$74,472 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90040?

The closest are 90022 (2.1 mi), 90201 (2.1 mi), 90270 (2.2 mi), 90202 (2.4 mi) and 90640 (2.7 mi).

Is 90040 a PO Box ZIP code?

90040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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