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90056

ZIP 90056 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
8,543
Coordinates
33.9936, -118.3688
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Where 90056 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 90056
  • 🔢 Type 90056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11257. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111111001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90055 (Los Angeles, CA, 8 mi away) and 90057 (Los Angeles, CA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90056 becomes 65009, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00659, 00956, 00965, 05069, 05609, 05906, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09605 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,579 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,162 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90056 and you would come out at 33.99°S, 61.63°E — 981 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 2.3 square miles of land, 90056 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,543This ZIP8,543
Households3,444This ZIP3,444
Housing units3,728This ZIP3,728
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$133,048This ZIP$133,048California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,607,200This ZIP$1,607,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,335This ZIP$2,335California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.8%This ZIP54.8%
Mean commute33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min
Population density3,783.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,783.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments225This ZIP225
Employees3,350This ZIP3,350
Annual payroll$190,749,000This ZIP$190,749,000
Tax returns filed4,420This ZIP4,420
Total adjusted gross income$605,293,000This ZIP$605,293,000

Land area

Land area2.26 sq miThis ZIP2.26 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 90056

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

ZIP codes near 90056

ZIPCityDistance
90230 Culver City, CA 1.4 mi
90302 Inglewood, CA 1.5 mi
90043 Los Angeles, CA 1.9 mi
90008 Los Angeles, CA 1.9 mi
90232 Culver City, CA 2.2 mi
90306 Inglewood, CA 2.4 mi
90308 Inglewood, CA 2.4 mi
90311 Inglewood, CA 2.4 mi
90312 Inglewood, CA 2.4 mi
90231 Culver City, CA 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90056?

90056 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 33.9936, -118.3688.

What county is 90056 in?

90056 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 90056?

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

What time zone is 90056 in?

90056 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90056?

About 8,543 people live in ZIP code 90056, in 3,444 households, at 3,783.4 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 90056?

$133,048 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90056?

The closest are 90230 (1.4 mi), 90302 (1.5 mi), 90043 (1.9 mi), 90008 (1.9 mi) and 90232 (2.2 mi).

Is 90056 a PO Box ZIP code?

90056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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