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90280

ZIP 90280 is South Gate, California, in Los Angeles County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
91,365
Coordinates
33.9442, -118.1928
☼ Live from 90280 — South Gate, CA

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Where 90280 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 90280
  • 🔢 Type 90280 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBZOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,280 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 37 × 61. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110000010101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90278 (Redondo Beach, CA, 11 mi away) and 90290 (Topanga, CA, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90280 becomes 08209, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00928, 00982, 02809, 02908, 08029, 08092, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09802 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,371 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,155 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90280 and you would come out at 33.94°S, 61.81°E — 983 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 7.4 square miles of land, 90280 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population91,365This ZIP91,365
Households25,164This ZIP25,164
Housing units25,698This ZIP25,698
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$74,651This ZIP$74,651California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$636,300This ZIP$636,300California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,531This ZIP$1,531California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%This ZIP11.3%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density12,380.1 / sq miThis ZIP12,380.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,109This ZIP1,109
Employees16,325This ZIP16,325
Annual payroll$860,858,000This ZIP$860,858,000
Tax returns filed41,020This ZIP41,020
Total adjusted gross income$2,017,076,000This ZIP$2,017,076,000

Land area

Land area7.38 sq miThis ZIP7.38 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 90280

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ZIP codes near 90280

ZIPCityDistance
90262 Lynwood, CA 1.5 mi
90201 Bell Gardens, CA 2.2 mi
90202 Bell, CA 2.3 mi
90255 Huntington Park, CA 2.8 mi
90270 Maywood, CA 3.1 mi
90002 Los Angeles, CA 3.1 mi
90242 Downey, CA 3.4 mi
90222 Compton, CA 3.4 mi
90059 Los Angeles, CA 3.4 mi
90239 Downey, CA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90280?

90280 is in South Gate, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9442, -118.1928.

What county is 90280 in?

90280 lies in Los Angeles County.

What time zone is 90280 in?

90280 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90280?

About 91,365 people live in ZIP code 90280, in 25,164 households, at 12,380.1 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 90280?

$74,651 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90280?

The closest are 90262 (1.5 mi), 90201 (2.2 mi), 90202 (2.3 mi), 90255 (2.8 mi) and 90270 (3.1 mi).

Is 90280 a PO Box ZIP code?

90280 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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