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90601

ZIP 90601 is in Whittier, California, in Los Angeles County; area code 562; Pacific time. Whittier has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
30,078
Coordinates
34.0079, -118.0303
☼ Live from 90601 — Whittier, CA

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Where 90601 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 90601
  • 🔢 Type 90601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,601 = 7 × 7 × 43 × 43. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110000111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90510 (Torrance, CA, 22 mi away) and 90602 (Whittier, CA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90601 becomes 10609, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00916, 00961, 01069, 01096, 01609, 01906, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09601 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,106 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,144 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90601 and you would come out at 34.01°S, 61.97°E — 990 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 10.6 square miles of land, 90601 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,078This ZIP30,078
Households10,867This ZIP10,867
Housing units11,258This ZIP11,258
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$104,052This ZIP$104,052California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$787,500This ZIP$787,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,974This ZIP$1,974California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%This ZIP31.1%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density2,837.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,837.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments702This ZIP702
Employees13,278This ZIP13,278
Annual payroll$721,550,000This ZIP$721,550,000
Tax returns filed15,510This ZIP15,510
Total adjusted gross income$1,268,534,000This ZIP$1,268,534,000

Land area

Land area10.60 sq miThis ZIP10.60 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 90601

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 90601

ZIPCityDistance
90607 Whittier, CA 2.0 mi
90608 Whittier, CA 2.0 mi
90609 Whittier, CA 2.0 mi
90610 Whittier, CA 2.0 mi
90602 Whittier, CA 2.4 mi
91733 South El Monte, CA 2.9 mi
90606 Whittier, CA 3.0 mi
91745 Hacienda Heights, CA 3.4 mi
91746 La Puente, CA 3.5 mi
90660 Pico Rivera, CA 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90601?

90601 is in Whittier, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0079, -118.0303.

What county is 90601 in?

90601 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 90601?

Whittier uses area code 562, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 90601 in?

90601 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90601?

About 30,078 people live in ZIP code 90601, in 10,867 households, at 2,837.0 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 90601?

$104,052 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90601?

The closest are 90607 (2 mi), 90608 (2 mi), 90609 (2 mi), 90610 (2 mi) and 90602 (2.4 mi).

Is 90601 a PO Box ZIP code?

90601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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