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92008

ZIP 92008 is in Carlsbad, California, in San Diego County; Pacific time. Carlsbad has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 92009, 92010, 92011, 92013 and 92018.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Diego
Population
27,955
Coordinates
33.1425, -117.3134
☼ Live from 92008 — Carlsbad, CA

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Where 92008 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 92008
  • 🔢 Type 92008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 31 × 53. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110011101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92007 (Cardiff By The Sea, CA, 9 mi away) and 92009 (Carlsbad, CA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92008 becomes 80029, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00928, 00982, 02809, 02908, 08029, 08092, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09802 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,401 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,136 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92008 and you would come out at 33.14°S, 62.69°E — 952 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 10.4 square miles of land, 92008 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,955This ZIP27,955
Households11,835This ZIP11,835
Housing units13,056This ZIP13,056
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$104,995This ZIP$104,995California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,229,400This ZIP$1,229,400California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,429This ZIP$2,429California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.6%This ZIP53.6%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density2,687.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,687.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,256This ZIP2,256
Employees43,940This ZIP43,940
Annual payroll$3,679,432,000This ZIP$3,679,432,000
Tax returns filed14,210This ZIP14,210
Total adjusted gross income$2,146,431,000This ZIP$2,146,431,000

Land area

Land area10.40 sq miThis ZIP10.40 sq mi
Water area1.44 sq miThis ZIP1.44 sq mi

Other place names in 92008

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

ZIP codes near 92008

ZIPCityDistance
92013 Carlsbad, CA 2.4 mi
92018 Carlsbad, CA 2.4 mi
92010 Carlsbad, CA 2.4 mi
92011 Carlsbad, CA 2.7 mi
92056 Oceanside, CA 4.0 mi
92054 Oceanside, CA 4.4 mi
92081 Vista, CA 4.5 mi
92009 Carlsbad, CA 5.1 mi
92049 Oceanside, CA 5.3 mi
92051 Oceanside, CA 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92008?

92008 is in Carlsbad, California, in San Diego County, part of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1425, -117.3134.

What county is 92008 in?

92008 lies in San Diego County.

What time zone is 92008 in?

92008 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92008?

About 27,955 people live in ZIP code 92008, in 11,835 households, at 2,687.7 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 92008?

$104,995 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92008?

The closest are 92013 (2.4 mi), 92018 (2.4 mi), 92010 (2.4 mi), 92011 (2.7 mi) and 92056 (4 mi).

Is 92008 a PO Box ZIP code?

92008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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