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90501

ZIP 90501 is in Torrance, California, in Los Angeles County; area codes 310 and 424; Pacific time. Torrance has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
41,787
Coordinates
33.8337, -118.3140
☼ Live from 90501 — Torrance, CA

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Where 90501 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 90501
  • 🔢 Type 90501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,501 = 3 × 97 × 311. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110000110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90411 (Santa Monica, CA, 16 mi away) and 90502 (Torrance, CA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90501 becomes 10509 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brewster, NY, 2,474 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00915, 00951, 01059, 01095, 01509, 01590, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00915 in San Juan, PR, 3,374 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,164 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90501 and you would come out at 33.83°S, 61.69°E — 973 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 5.7 square miles of land, 90501 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,787This ZIP41,787
Households14,870This ZIP14,870
Housing units15,985This ZIP15,985
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$92,923This ZIP$92,923California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$923,100This ZIP$923,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,913This ZIP$1,913California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%This ZIP40.2%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density7,350.4 / sq miThis ZIP7,350.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,849This ZIP1,849
Employees27,757This ZIP27,757
Annual payroll$1,977,872,000This ZIP$1,977,872,000
Tax returns filed20,610This ZIP20,610
Total adjusted gross income$1,707,510,000This ZIP$1,707,510,000

Land area

Land area5.69 sq miThis ZIP5.69 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 90501

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ZIP codes near 90501

ZIPCityDistance
90502 Torrance, CA 1.3 mi
90503 Torrance, CA 2.3 mi
90504 Torrance, CA 2.5 mi
90710 Harbor City, CA 2.5 mi
90505 Torrance, CA 2.6 mi
90717 Lomita, CA 2.8 mi
90745 Carson, CA 3.0 mi
90224 Compton, CA 3.4 mi
90267 Manhattan Beach, CA 3.4 mi
90295 Marina Del Rey, CA 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90501?

90501 is in Torrance, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8337, -118.3140.

What county is 90501 in?

90501 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 90501?

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

What time zone is 90501 in?

90501 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90501?

About 41,787 people live in ZIP code 90501, in 14,870 households, at 7,350.4 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 90501?

$92,923 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90501?

The closest are 90502 (1.3 mi), 90503 (2.3 mi), 90504 (2.5 mi), 90710 (2.5 mi) and 90505 (2.6 mi).

Is 90501 a PO Box ZIP code?

90501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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