90638
ZIP 90638 is in La Mirada, California, mostly in Los Angeles County; Pacific time. La Mirada has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 90637 and 90639.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Los Angeles +1 more
- Metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Population
- 45,933
- Coordinates
- 33.9020, -118.0090
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Where 90638 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.
- 🔢 Type 90638 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEgOG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 90,638 = 2 × 45319. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10110001000001110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90637 (La Mirada, CA, 1 mi away) and 90639 (La Mirada, CA, 0 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 90638 becomes 83609, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03869, 03896, 06389, 09683, 09836, 36089, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09683 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,206 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 80% 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 90638 and you would come out at 33.90°S, 61.99°E — 984 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
- 📏 At 7.8 square miles of land, 90638 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 45,933This ZIP45,933 |
|---|---|
| Households | 15,421This ZIP15,421 |
| Housing units | 15,818This ZIP15,818 |
| Median age | 44.2This ZIP44.2California37.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $109,649This ZIP$109,649California$99,122US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $827,300This ZIP$827,300California$734,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,217This ZIP$2,217California$2,036US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 40.9%This ZIP40.9% |
| Mean commute | 32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min |
| Population density | 5,926.8 / sq miThis ZIP5,926.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,099This ZIP1,099 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 17,603This ZIP17,603 |
| Annual payroll | $1,260,101,000This ZIP$1,260,101,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 22,440This ZIP22,440 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,918,032,000This ZIP$1,918,032,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 7.75 sq miThis ZIP7.75 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Counties 90638 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 99.1% |
| Orange County | 0.9% |
Other place names in 90638
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 90638
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
90639 | La Mirada, CA | 0.4 mi |
90637 | La Mirada, CA | 1.1 mi |
90604 | Whittier, CA | 1.8 mi |
90621 | Buena Park, CA | 2.1 mi |
90624 | Buena Park, CA | 3.0 mi |
90603 | Whittier, CA | 3.1 mi |
92833 | Fullerton, CA | 3.1 mi |
90632 | La Habra, CA | 3.2 mi |
92837 | Fullerton, CA | 3.5 mi |
90605 | Whittier, CA | 3.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 90638?
90638 is in La Mirada, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9020, -118.0090.
What county is 90638 in?
90638 spans 2 counties: Los Angeles County and Orange County. Most of it falls in Los Angeles 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 90638 in?
90638 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 90638?
About 45,933 people live in ZIP code 90638, in 15,421 households, at 5,926.8 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 90638?
$109,649 a year, against $99,122 across California.
What ZIP codes are near 90638?
The closest are 90639 (0.4 mi), 90637 (1.1 mi), 90604 (1.8 mi), 90621 (2.1 mi) and 90624 (3 mi).
Is 90638 a PO Box ZIP code?
90638 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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