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90222

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
32,340
Coordinates
33.9122, -118.2376
☼ Live from 90222 — Compton, CA

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Where 90222 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 90222
  • 🔢 Type 90222 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZZOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,222 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 1367. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110000001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90221 (Compton, CA, 3 mi away) and 90223 (Compton, CA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90222 becomes 22209 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arlington, VA, 2,295 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09222, 20229, 22209, 22902, 22920, 29202, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09222 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,889 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 90222 and you would come out at 33.91°S, 61.76°E — 979 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 2.7 square miles of land, 90222 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,340This ZIP32,340
Households8,471This ZIP8,471
Housing units8,796This ZIP8,796
Median age33.2This ZIP33.2California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$78,425This ZIP$78,425California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$580,500This ZIP$580,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,522This ZIP$1,522California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%This ZIP10.6%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density11,946.8 / sq miThis ZIP11,946.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments243This ZIP243
Employees2,472This ZIP2,472
Annual payroll$123,156,000This ZIP$123,156,000
Tax returns filed13,580This ZIP13,580
Total adjusted gross income$579,125,000This ZIP$579,125,000

Land area

Land area2.71 sq miThis ZIP2.71 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 90222

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ZIP codes near 90222

ZIPCityDistance
90059 Los Angeles, CA 1.2 mi
90223 Compton, CA 1.5 mi
90061 Los Angeles, CA 2.2 mi
90262 Lynwood, CA 2.2 mi
90220 Compton, CA 2.3 mi
90221 Compton, CA 2.6 mi
90002 Los Angeles, CA 2.6 mi
90280 South Gate, CA 3.4 mi
90747 Carson, CA 3.4 mi
90248 Gardena, CA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90222?

90222 is in Compton, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9122, -118.2376.

What county is 90222 in?

90222 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 90222?

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

What time zone is 90222 in?

90222 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90222?

About 32,340 people live in ZIP code 90222, in 8,471 households, at 11,946.8 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 90222?

$78,425 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90222?

The closest are 90059 (1.2 mi), 90223 (1.5 mi), 90061 (2.2 mi), 90262 (2.2 mi) and 90220 (2.3 mi).

Is 90222 a PO Box ZIP code?

90222 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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