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90746

ZIP 90746 is in Carson, California, in Los Angeles County; Pacific time. Carson has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 90745, 90747, 90749 and 90895.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
27,091
Coordinates
33.8592, -118.2523
☼ Live from 90746 — Carson, CA

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Where 90746 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 90746
  • 🔢 Type 90746 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghLOG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 90,746 = 2 × 17 × 17 × 157. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110001001111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 90745 (Carson, CA, 3 mi away) and 90747 (Carson, CA, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 90746 becomes 64709, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04679, 04769, 04967, 04976, 06479, 06749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09746 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,212 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,160 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 90746 and you would come out at 33.86°S, 61.75°E — 976 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 5.8 square miles of land, 90746 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,091This ZIP27,091
Households8,606This ZIP8,606
Housing units8,859This ZIP8,859
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$113,364This ZIP$113,364California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$770,100This ZIP$770,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,007This ZIP$3,007California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.5%This ZIP34.5%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density4,683.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,683.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments805This ZIP805
Employees19,507This ZIP19,507
Annual payroll$1,041,677,000This ZIP$1,041,677,000
Tax returns filed13,740This ZIP13,740
Total adjusted gross income$1,055,915,000This ZIP$1,055,915,000

Land area

Land area5.79 sq miThis ZIP5.79 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 90746

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ZIP codes near 90746

ZIPCityDistance
90747 Carson, CA 0.3 mi
90220 Compton, CA 1.9 mi
90248 Gardena, CA 2.3 mi
90895 Carson, CA 2.3 mi
90745 Carson, CA 2.8 mi
90502 Torrance, CA 2.9 mi
90223 Compton, CA 3.1 mi
90221 Compton, CA 3.2 mi
90810 Long Beach, CA 3.2 mi
90247 Gardena, CA 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 90746?

90746 is in Carson, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8592, -118.2523.

What county is 90746 in?

90746 lies in Los Angeles County.

What time zone is 90746 in?

90746 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 90746?

About 27,091 people live in ZIP code 90746, in 8,606 households, at 4,683.0 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 90746?

$113,364 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 90746?

The closest are 90747 (0.3 mi), 90220 (1.9 mi), 90248 (2.3 mi), 90895 (2.3 mi) and 90745 (2.8 mi).

Is 90746 a PO Box ZIP code?

90746 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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