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90272

ZIP 90272 is Pacific Palisades, California, in Los Angeles County; area codes 213, 323 and 738; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
21,390
Coordinates
34.0926, -118.5344
☼ Live from 90272 — Pacific Palisades, CA

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Where 90272 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 90272
  • 🔢 Type 90272 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLZOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,272 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 13 × 31. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110000010100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90270 (Maywood, CA, 21 mi away) and 90274 (Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90272 becomes 27209 — and that is a real ZIP code: Biscoe, NC, 2,190 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02297, 07922, 09227, 09722, 20792, 22079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09227 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,794 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,168 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90272 and you would come out at 34.09°S, 61.47°E — 984 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 23.8 square miles of land, 90272 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,390This ZIP21,390
Households8,357This ZIP8,357
Housing units9,291This ZIP9,291
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$189,713This ZIP$189,713California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$2,000,000+This ZIP$2,000,000+California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,500+This ZIP$3,500+California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher77.7%This ZIP77.7%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density898.3 / sq miThis ZIP898.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,038This ZIP1,038
Employees6,666This ZIP6,666
Annual payroll$450,854,000This ZIP$450,854,000
Tax returns filed10,350This ZIP10,350
Total adjusted gross income$7,317,331,000This ZIP$7,317,331,000

Land area

Land area23.81 sq miThis ZIP23.81 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 90272

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ZIP codes near 90272

ZIPCityDistance
90049 Los Angeles, CA 2.5 mi
90402 Santa Monica, CA 4.4 mi
91356 Tarzana, CA 4.4 mi
90077 Los Angeles, CA 4.6 mi
91316 Encino, CA 4.7 mi
91436 Encino, CA 4.7 mi
90290 Topanga, CA 4.8 mi
90403 Santa Monica, CA 4.9 mi
90073 Los Angeles, CA 4.9 mi
91416 Encino, CA 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90272?

90272 is in Pacific Palisades, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0926, -118.5344.

What county is 90272 in?

90272 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 90272?

Pacific Palisades uses area codes 213, 323 and 738, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 90272 in?

90272 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90272?

About 21,390 people live in ZIP code 90272, in 8,357 households, at 898.3 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 90272?

$189,713 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90272?

The closest are 90049 (2.5 mi), 90402 (4.4 mi), 91356 (4.4 mi), 90077 (4.6 mi) and 91316 (4.7 mi).

Is 90272 a PO Box ZIP code?

90272 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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