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90248

ZIP 90248 is in Gardena, California, in Los Angeles County; Pacific time. Gardena has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 90247 and 90249.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
11,235
Coordinates
33.8783, -118.2841
☼ Live from 90248 — Gardena, CA

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Where 90248 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 90248
  • 🔢 Type 90248 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhZOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,248 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 29 × 389. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110000010001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90247 (Gardena, CA, 1 mi away) and 90249 (Gardena, CA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90248 becomes 84209, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02894, 04289, 04928, 04982, 09248, 09824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09824 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,253 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,161 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90248 and you would come out at 33.88°S, 61.72°E — 976 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 4.8 square miles of land, 90248 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,235This ZIP11,235
Households4,080This ZIP4,080
Housing units4,220This ZIP4,220
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$91,176This ZIP$91,176California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$724,300This ZIP$724,300California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,679This ZIP$1,679California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.4%This ZIP37.4%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density2,363.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,363.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,387This ZIP1,387
Employees32,047This ZIP32,047
Annual payroll$2,056,878,000This ZIP$2,056,878,000
Tax returns filed5,750This ZIP5,750
Total adjusted gross income$442,481,000This ZIP$442,481,000

Land area

Land area4.75 sq miThis ZIP4.75 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 90248

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ZIP codes near 90248

ZIPCityDistance
90247 Gardena, CA 1.2 mi
90747 Carson, CA 2.1 mi
90746 Carson, CA 2.3 mi
90249 Gardena, CA 2.4 mi
90506 Torrance, CA 2.7 mi
90504 Torrance, CA 2.8 mi
90061 Los Angeles, CA 3.0 mi
90220 Compton, CA 3.1 mi
90502 Torrance, CA 3.2 mi
90501 Torrance, CA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90248?

90248 is in Gardena, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8783, -118.2841.

What county is 90248 in?

90248 lies in Los Angeles County.

What time zone is 90248 in?

90248 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90248?

About 11,235 people live in ZIP code 90248, in 4,080 households, at 2,363.8 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 90248?

$91,176 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90248?

The closest are 90247 (1.2 mi), 90747 (2.1 mi), 90746 (2.3 mi), 90249 (2.4 mi) and 90506 (2.7 mi).

Is 90248 a PO Box ZIP code?

90248 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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