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90220

ZIP 90220 is in Compton, California, in Los Angeles County; area codes 310, 424 and 562; Pacific time. Compton has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 90221, 90222, 90223 and 90224.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
48,354
Coordinates
33.8798, -118.2297
☼ Live from 90220 — Compton, CA

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Where 90220 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 90220
  • 🔢 Type 90220 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZZOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,220 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 13 × 347. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110000001101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90213 (Beverly Hills, CA, 17 mi away) and 90221 (Compton, CA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90220 becomes 02209, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00922, 02902, 02920, 09202, 09220, 20029, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09202 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,783 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,158 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90220 and you would come out at 33.88°S, 61.77°E — 978 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 6.9 square miles of land, 90220 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population48,354This ZIP48,354
Households13,455This ZIP13,455
Housing units14,058This ZIP14,058
Median age34.7This ZIP34.7California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$82,335This ZIP$82,335California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$554,900This ZIP$554,900California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,629This ZIP$1,629California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density6,989.6 / sq miThis ZIP6,989.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments810This ZIP810
Employees18,487This ZIP18,487
Annual payroll$1,145,054,000This ZIP$1,145,054,000
Tax returns filed22,440This ZIP22,440
Total adjusted gross income$1,066,665,000This ZIP$1,066,665,000

Land area

Land area6.92 sq miThis ZIP6.92 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 90220

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ZIP codes near 90220

ZIPCityDistance
90223 Compton, CA 1.2 mi
90221 Compton, CA 1.4 mi
90747 Carson, CA 1.7 mi
90746 Carson, CA 1.9 mi
90222 Compton, CA 2.3 mi
90895 Carson, CA 2.9 mi
90805 Long Beach, CA 3.0 mi
90248 Gardena, CA 3.1 mi
90262 Lynwood, CA 3.5 mi
90059 Los Angeles, CA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90220?

90220 is in Compton, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8798, -118.2297.

What county is 90220 in?

90220 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 90220?

Compton uses area codes 310, 424 and 562, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 90220 in?

90220 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90220?

About 48,354 people live in ZIP code 90220, in 13,455 households, at 6,989.6 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 90220?

$82,335 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90220?

The closest are 90223 (1.2 mi), 90221 (1.4 mi), 90747 (1.7 mi), 90746 (1.9 mi) and 90222 (2.3 mi).

Is 90220 a PO Box ZIP code?

90220 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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