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90743

ZIP 90743 is Surfside, California, in Orange County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Orange
Population
468
Coordinates
33.7295, -118.0924
☼ Live from 90743 — Surfside, CA

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Where 90743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 90743
  • 🔢 Type 90743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,743 = 103 × 881. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110001001110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90742 (Sunset Beach, CA, 1 mi away) and 90744 (Wilmington, CA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90743 becomes 34709, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03749, 04739, 04937, 04973, 07439, 07934, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09734 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,218 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,156 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90743 and you would come out at 33.73°S, 61.91°E — 972 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 0.116 square miles of land, 90743 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 56 football fields.
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People and housing

Population468This ZIP468
Households195This ZIP195
Housing units389This ZIP389
Median age52.0This ZIP52.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$170,966This ZIP$170,966California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,662,500This ZIP$1,662,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,521This ZIP$2,521California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.4%This ZIP50.4%
Population density4,034.5 / sq miThis ZIP4,034.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$1,256,000This ZIP$1,256,000

Land area

Land area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Other place names in 90743

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ZIP codes near 90743

ZIPCityDistance
90742 Sunset Beach, CA 1.1 mi
90740 Seal Beach, CA 2.0 mi
92649 Huntington Beach, CA 2.8 mi
90803 Long Beach, CA 2.9 mi
90822 Long Beach, CA 3.7 mi
90814 Long Beach, CA 4.1 mi
90840 Long Beach, CA 4.1 mi
90815 Long Beach, CA 4.7 mi
90804 Long Beach, CA 4.8 mi
92647 Huntington Beach, CA 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90743?

90743 is in Surfside, California, in Orange County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7295, -118.0924.

What county is 90743 in?

90743 lies in Orange County.

What time zone is 90743 in?

90743 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90743?

About 468 people live in ZIP code 90743, in 195 households, at 4,034.5 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 90743?

$170,966 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90743?

The closest are 90742 (1.1 mi), 90740 (2 mi), 92649 (2.8 mi), 90803 (2.9 mi) and 90822 (3.7 mi).

Is 90743 a PO Box ZIP code?

90743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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