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90262

ZIP 90262 is Lynwood, California, in Los Angeles County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
64,235
Coordinates
33.9238, -118.2014
☼ Live from 90262 — Lynwood, CA

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Where 90262 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 90262
  • 🔢 Type 90262 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgZOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,262 = 2 × 45131. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110000010010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90261 (Lawndale, CA, 9 mi away) and 90263 (Malibu, CA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90262 becomes 26209 — and that is a real ZIP code: Snowshoe, WV, 2,134 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02269, 06922, 09226, 09262, 09622, 20629, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09622 in FPO AE, a military post office, 6,449 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,156 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90262 and you would come out at 33.92°S, 61.80°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 4.8 square miles of land, 90262 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population64,235This ZIP64,235
Households15,133This ZIP15,133
Housing units15,572This ZIP15,572
Median age33.6This ZIP33.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$75,194This ZIP$75,194California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$597,600This ZIP$597,600California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,652This ZIP$1,652California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%This ZIP9.9%
Mean commute30.3 minThis ZIP30.3 min
Population density13,460.8 / sq miThis ZIP13,460.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments762This ZIP762
Employees9,411This ZIP9,411
Annual payroll$486,561,000This ZIP$486,561,000
Tax returns filed28,400This ZIP28,400
Total adjusted gross income$1,274,511,000This ZIP$1,274,511,000

Land area

Land area4.77 sq miThis ZIP4.77 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 90262

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ZIP codes near 90262

ZIPCityDistance
90280 South Gate, CA 1.5 mi
90223 Compton, CA 2.2 mi
90222 Compton, CA 2.2 mi
90723 Paramount, CA 2.6 mi
90221 Compton, CA 2.6 mi
90059 Los Angeles, CA 2.7 mi
90002 Los Angeles, CA 3.1 mi
90220 Compton, CA 3.5 mi
90242 Downey, CA 3.5 mi
90201 Bell Gardens, CA 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90262?

90262 is in Lynwood, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9238, -118.2014.

What county is 90262 in?

90262 lies in Los Angeles County.

What time zone is 90262 in?

90262 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90262?

About 64,235 people live in ZIP code 90262, in 15,133 households, at 13,460.8 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 90262?

$75,194 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90262?

The closest are 90280 (1.5 mi), 90223 (2.2 mi), 90222 (2.2 mi), 90723 (2.6 mi) and 90221 (2.6 mi).

Is 90262 a PO Box ZIP code?

90262 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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