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91042

ZIP 91042 is in Tujunga, California, in Los Angeles County; area codes 818 and 747; Pacific time. Tujunga has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 91043.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
26,928
Coordinates
34.3155, -118.2648
☼ Live from 91042 — Tujunga, CA

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Where 91042 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 91042
  • 🔢 Type 91042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOIG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 91,042 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 929. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110001110100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 91041 (Sunland, CA, 4 mi away) and 91043 (Tujunga, CA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 91042 becomes 24019 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roanoke, VA, 2,142 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02149, 02914, 04219, 04291, 04912, 04921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09142 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,875 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,147 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 91042 and you would come out at 34.32°S, 61.74°E — 1,004 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 49.8 square miles of land, 91042 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,928This ZIP26,928
Households10,214This ZIP10,214
Housing units10,865This ZIP10,865
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$85,603This ZIP$85,603California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$840,800This ZIP$840,800California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,874This ZIP$1,874California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%This ZIP31.8%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density540.7 / sq miThis ZIP540.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments497This ZIP497
Employees2,528This ZIP2,528
Annual payroll$110,661,000This ZIP$110,661,000
Tax returns filed12,310This ZIP12,310
Total adjusted gross income$979,232,000This ZIP$979,232,000

Land area

Land area49.80 sq miThis ZIP49.80 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 91042

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

ZIP codes near 91042

ZIPCityDistance
91041 Sunland, CA 4.0 mi
91043 Tujunga, CA 4.6 mi
91214 La Crescenta, CA 5.6 mi
91040 Sunland, CA 5.8 mi
91224 La Crescenta, CA 6.5 mi
91342 Sylmar, CA 6.7 mi
91046 Verdugo City, CA 7.3 mi
91020 Montrose, CA 7.5 mi
91011 La Canada Flintridge, CA 7.6 mi
91504 Burbank, CA 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 91042?

91042 is in Tujunga, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3155, -118.2648.

What county is 91042 in?

91042 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 91042?

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

What time zone is 91042 in?

91042 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 91042?

About 26,928 people live in ZIP code 91042, in 10,214 households, at 540.7 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 91042?

$85,603 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 91042?

The closest are 91041 (4 mi), 91043 (4.6 mi), 91214 (5.6 mi), 91040 (5.8 mi) and 91224 (6.5 mi).

Is 91042 a PO Box ZIP code?

91042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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