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90605

ZIP 90605 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
39,387
Coordinates
33.9524, -118.0214
☼ Live from 90605 — Whittier, CA

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Where 90605 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 90605
  • 🔢 Type 90605 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOgOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,605 = 5 × 18121. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110000111101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90604 (Whittier, CA, 2 mi away) and 90606 (Whittier, CA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90605 becomes 50609 — and that is a real ZIP code: Beaman, IA, 1,478 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00659, 00956, 00965, 05069, 05609, 05906, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09605 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,570 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,146 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90605 and you would come out at 33.95°S, 61.98°E — 987 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 6.4 square miles of land, 90605 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,387This ZIP39,387
Households10,883This ZIP10,883
Housing units11,417This ZIP11,417
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$99,635This ZIP$99,635California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$721,400This ZIP$721,400California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,897This ZIP$1,897California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density6,167.7 / sq miThis ZIP6,167.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments609This ZIP609
Employees5,563This ZIP5,563
Annual payroll$217,743,000This ZIP$217,743,000
Tax returns filed19,030This ZIP19,030
Total adjusted gross income$1,396,204,000This ZIP$1,396,204,000

Land area

Land area6.39 sq miThis ZIP6.39 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 90605

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

ZIP codes near 90605

ZIPCityDistance
90602 Whittier, CA 1.5 mi
90603 Whittier, CA 1.7 mi
90604 Whittier, CA 1.8 mi
90607 Whittier, CA 2.0 mi
90608 Whittier, CA 2.0 mi
90609 Whittier, CA 2.0 mi
90610 Whittier, CA 2.0 mi
90637 La Mirada, CA 2.5 mi
90670 Santa Fe Springs, CA 2.7 mi
90606 Whittier, CA 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90605?

90605 is in Whittier, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9524, -118.0214.

What county is 90605 in?

90605 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 90605?

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

What time zone is 90605 in?

90605 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90605?

About 39,387 people live in ZIP code 90605, in 10,883 households, at 6,167.7 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 90605?

$99,635 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90605?

The closest are 90602 (1.5 mi), 90603 (1.7 mi), 90604 (1.8 mi), 90607 (2 mi) and 90608 (2 mi).

Is 90605 a PO Box ZIP code?

90605 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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