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90623

ZIP 90623 is La Palma, California, mostly in Orange County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Orange +1 more
Population
15,545
Coordinates
33.8506, -118.0396
☼ Live from 90623 — La Palma, CA

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Where 90623 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 90623
  • 🔢 Type 90623 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZgOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,623 = 13 × 6971. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110000111111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90622 (Buena Park, CA, 2 mi away) and 90624 (Buena Park, CA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90623 becomes 32609 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gainesville, FL, 2,108 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02639, 03269, 06239, 09263, 20639, 20693, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96203 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,976 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,150 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90623 and you would come out at 33.85°S, 61.96°E — 980 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 1.8 square miles of land, 90623 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,545This ZIP15,545
Households5,176This ZIP5,176
Housing units5,264This ZIP5,264
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$116,594This ZIP$116,594California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$979,600This ZIP$979,600California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,259This ZIP$2,259California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.9%This ZIP52.9%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density8,569.5 / sq miThis ZIP8,569.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments438This ZIP438
Employees6,336This ZIP6,336
Annual payroll$524,845,000This ZIP$524,845,000
Tax returns filed7,670This ZIP7,670
Total adjusted gross income$766,660,000This ZIP$766,660,000

Land area

Land area1.81 sq miThis ZIP1.81 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 90623 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Orange County 98.0%
Los Angeles County 2.0%

Other place names in 90623

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

ZIP codes near 90623

ZIPCityDistance
90620 Buena Park, CA 1.4 mi
90703 Cerritos, CA 2.1 mi
90622 Buena Park, CA 2.1 mi
90624 Buena Park, CA 2.1 mi
90630 Cypress, CA 2.2 mi
90715 Lakewood, CA 2.4 mi
90716 Hawaiian Gardens, CA 2.4 mi
90701 Artesia, CA 2.6 mi
90702 Artesia, CA 2.7 mi
90621 Buena Park, CA 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90623?

90623 is in La Palma, California, in Orange County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8506, -118.0396.

What county is 90623 in?

90623 spans 2 counties: Orange County and Los Angeles County. Most of it falls in Orange County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 90623 in?

90623 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90623?

About 15,545 people live in ZIP code 90623, in 5,176 households, at 8,569.5 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 90623?

$116,594 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90623?

The closest are 90620 (1.4 mi), 90703 (2.1 mi), 90622 (2.1 mi), 90624 (2.1 mi) and 90630 (2.2 mi).

Is 90623 a PO Box ZIP code?

90623 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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