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92040

ZIP 92040 is Lakeside, California, in San Diego County; area codes 619 and 858; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Diego
Population
46,216
Coordinates
32.9089, -116.8920
☼ Live from 92040 — Lakeside, CA

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Where 92040 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 92040
  • 🔢 Type 92040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 59. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110011110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92039 (La Jolla, CA, 23 mi away) and 92046 (Escondido, CA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92040 becomes 04029 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sebago, ME, 2,579 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00924, 02904, 02940, 04029, 04092, 04290, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09420 in FPO AE, a military post office, 5,278 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,123 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92040 and you would come out at 32.91°S, 63.11°E — 946 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 67.2 square miles of land, 92040 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,216This ZIP46,216
Households15,426This ZIP15,426
Housing units16,106This ZIP16,106
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$107,937This ZIP$107,937California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$723,200This ZIP$723,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,960This ZIP$1,960California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%This ZIP27.0%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density687.8 / sq miThis ZIP687.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments821This ZIP821
Employees9,851This ZIP9,851
Annual payroll$608,697,000This ZIP$608,697,000
Tax returns filed20,820This ZIP20,820
Total adjusted gross income$1,716,911,000This ZIP$1,716,911,000

Land area

Land area67.20 sq miThis ZIP67.20 sq mi
Water area1.51 sq miThis ZIP1.51 sq mi

Other place names in 92040

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ZIP codes near 92040

ZIPCityDistance
92021 El Cajon, CA 5.2 mi
92072 Santee, CA 6.8 mi
92071 Santee, CA 7.2 mi
92064 Poway, CA 8.8 mi
92022 El Cajon, CA 8.9 mi
91903 Alpine, CA 8.9 mi
92131 San Diego, CA 9.0 mi
92020 El Cajon, CA 9.0 mi
92019 El Cajon, CA 9.1 mi
92074 Poway, CA 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92040?

92040 is in Lakeside, California, in San Diego County, part of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9089, -116.8920.

What county is 92040 in?

92040 lies in San Diego County.

What area code is 92040?

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

What time zone is 92040 in?

92040 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92040?

About 46,216 people live in ZIP code 92040, in 15,426 households, at 687.8 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 92040?

$107,937 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92040?

The closest are 92021 (5.2 mi), 92072 (6.8 mi), 92071 (7.2 mi), 92064 (8.8 mi) and 92022 (8.9 mi).

Is 92040 a PO Box ZIP code?

92040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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