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91040

ZIP 91040 is in Sunland, California, in Los Angeles County; area codes 818 and 747; Pacific time. Sunland has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 91041.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
20,821
Coordinates
34.2577, -118.3385
☼ Live from 91040 — Sunland, CA

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Where 91040 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 91040
  • 🔢 Type 91040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOIG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 91,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 569. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110001110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 91031 (South Pasadena, CA, 15 mi away) and 91041 (Sunland, CA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 91040 becomes 04019 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cliff Island, ME, 2,632 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00914, 01094, 01904, 01940, 04019, 04091, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09041 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,960 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,153 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 91040 and you would come out at 34.26°S, 61.66°E — 999 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 8.3 square miles of land, 91040 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,821This ZIP20,821
Households7,572This ZIP7,572
Housing units8,308This ZIP8,308
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$98,256This ZIP$98,256California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$861,600This ZIP$861,600California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,830This ZIP$1,830California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%This ZIP31.0%
Mean commute33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min
Population density2,502.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,502.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments426This ZIP426
Employees2,662This ZIP2,662
Annual payroll$121,196,000This ZIP$121,196,000
Tax returns filed9,600This ZIP9,600
Total adjusted gross income$838,885,000This ZIP$838,885,000

Land area

Land area8.32 sq miThis ZIP8.32 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 91040

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

ZIP codes near 91040

ZIPCityDistance
91041 Sunland, CA 2.2 mi
91352 Sun Valley, CA 2.4 mi
91043 Tujunga, CA 2.9 mi
91504 Burbank, CA 3.3 mi
91353 Sun Valley, CA 3.3 mi
91331 Pacoima, CA 4.6 mi
91605 North Hollywood, CA 5.0 mi
91333 Pacoima, CA 5.1 mi
91334 Pacoima, CA 5.1 mi
91501 Burbank, CA 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 91040?

91040 is in Sunland, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2577, -118.3385.

What county is 91040 in?

91040 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 91040?

Sunland uses area codes 818 and 747, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 91040 in?

91040 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 91040?

About 20,821 people live in ZIP code 91040, in 7,572 households, at 2,502.5 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 91040?

$98,256 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 91040?

The closest are 91041 (2.2 mi), 91352 (2.4 mi), 91043 (2.9 mi), 91504 (3.3 mi) and 91353 (3.3 mi).

Is 91040 a PO Box ZIP code?

91040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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