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92024

ZIP 92024 is in Encinitas, California, in San Diego County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time. Encinitas has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 92023.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Diego
Population
50,617
Coordinates
33.0569, -117.2576
☼ Live from 92024 — Encinitas, CA

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Where 92024 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 92024
  • 🔢 Type 92024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11503. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110011101111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92023 (Encinitas, CA, 2 mi away) and 92025 (Escondido, CA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92024 becomes 42029 — and that is a real ZIP code: Calvert City, KY, 1,650 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02492, 04292, 04922, 09242, 09422, 20429, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09242 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,810 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 92024 and you would come out at 33.06°S, 62.74°E — 948 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 18.0 square miles of land, 92024 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population50,617This ZIP50,617
Households19,716This ZIP19,716
Housing units21,511This ZIP21,511
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$158,507This ZIP$158,507California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,612,000This ZIP$1,612,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,795This ZIP$2,795California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher66.8%This ZIP66.8%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density2,808.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,808.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,758This ZIP2,758
Employees23,621This ZIP23,621
Annual payroll$1,424,586,000This ZIP$1,424,586,000
Tax returns filed24,890This ZIP24,890
Total adjusted gross income$5,249,762,000This ZIP$5,249,762,000

Land area

Land area18.03 sq miThis ZIP18.03 sq mi
Water area1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi

Other place names in 92024

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

ZIP codes near 92024

ZIPCityDistance
92023 Encinitas, CA 2.5 mi
92007 Cardiff By The Sea, CA 2.6 mi
92009 Carlsbad, CA 2.7 mi
92011 Carlsbad, CA 4.1 mi
92075 Solana Beach, CA 4.1 mi
92091 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 4.3 mi
92067 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 4.6 mi
92078 San Marcos, CA 6.1 mi
92014 Del Mar, CA 6.5 mi
92008 Carlsbad, CA 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92024?

92024 is in Encinitas, California, in San Diego County, part of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.0569, -117.2576.

What county is 92024 in?

92024 lies in San Diego County.

What area code is 92024?

Encinitas uses area codes 760 and 442, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 92024 in?

92024 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92024?

About 50,617 people live in ZIP code 92024, in 19,716 households, at 2,808.2 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 92024?

$158,507 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92024?

The closest are 92023 (2.5 mi), 92007 (2.6 mi), 92009 (2.7 mi), 92011 (4.1 mi) and 92075 (4.1 mi).

Is 92024 a PO Box ZIP code?

92024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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