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92020

ZIP 92020 is in El Cajon, California, in San Diego County; area codes 619 and 858; Pacific time. El Cajon has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 92019, 92021 and 92022.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Diego
Population
57,842
Coordinates
32.7956, -116.9698
☼ Live from 92020 — El Cajon, CA

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Where 92020 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 92020
  • 🔢 Type 92020 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZOZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,020 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 43 × 107. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110011101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92019 (El Cajon, CA, 6 mi away) and 92021 (El Cajon, CA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92020 becomes 02029, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00922, 02902, 02920, 09202, 09220, 20029, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09202 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,809 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,130 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92020 and you would come out at 32.80°S, 63.03°E — 937 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 11.1 square miles of land, 92020 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population57,842This ZIP57,842
Households19,586This ZIP19,586
Housing units20,414This ZIP20,414
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$76,032This ZIP$76,032California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$813,100This ZIP$813,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,865This ZIP$1,865California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%This ZIP27.0%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density5,203.5 / sq miThis ZIP5,203.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,964This ZIP1,964
Employees30,445This ZIP30,445
Annual payroll$1,769,390,000This ZIP$1,769,390,000
Tax returns filed25,960This ZIP25,960
Total adjusted gross income$1,968,525,000This ZIP$1,968,525,000

Land area

Land area11.12 sq miThis ZIP11.12 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 92020

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ZIP codes near 92020

ZIPCityDistance
92022 El Cajon, CA 0.4 mi
92072 Santee, CA 3.0 mi
91941 La Mesa, CA 3.0 mi
91942 La Mesa, CA 3.3 mi
91943 La Mesa, CA 3.6 mi
91944 La Mesa, CA 3.6 mi
91976 Spring Valley, CA 3.9 mi
91979 Spring Valley, CA 3.9 mi
92119 San Diego, CA 3.9 mi
92071 Santee, CA 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92020?

92020 is in El Cajon, California, in San Diego County, part of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7956, -116.9698.

What county is 92020 in?

92020 lies in San Diego County.

What area code is 92020?

El Cajon uses area codes 619 and 858, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 92020 in?

92020 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92020?

About 57,842 people live in ZIP code 92020, in 19,586 households, at 5,203.5 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 92020?

$76,032 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92020?

The closest are 92022 (0.4 mi), 92072 (3 mi), 91941 (3 mi), 91942 (3.3 mi) and 91943 (3.6 mi).

Is 92020 a PO Box ZIP code?

92020 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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