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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/92236

92236

ZIP 92236 is Coachella, California, in Riverside County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Riverside
Population
43,642
Coordinates
33.7028, -116.0724
☼ Live from 92236 — Coachella, CA

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Where 92236 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 92236
  • 🔢 Type 92236 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEZZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,236 = 2 × 2 × 23059. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100001001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92235 (Cathedral City, CA, 23 mi away) and 92239 (Desert Center, CA, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92236 becomes 63229, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22639, 22936, 22963, 23269, 23692, 23962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96322 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,147 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,054 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92236 and you would come out at 33.70°S, 63.93°E — 1,015 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 61.9 square miles of land, 92236 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,642This ZIP43,642
Households12,575This ZIP12,575
Housing units12,785This ZIP12,785
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$68,393This ZIP$68,393California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$369,000This ZIP$369,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,142This ZIP$1,142California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%This ZIP7.6%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density705.6 / sq miThis ZIP705.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments446This ZIP446
Employees5,781This ZIP5,781
Annual payroll$250,190,000This ZIP$250,190,000
Tax returns filed19,660This ZIP19,660
Total adjusted gross income$819,829,000This ZIP$819,829,000

Land area

Land area61.85 sq miThis ZIP61.85 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 92236

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

ZIP codes near 92236

ZIPCityDistance
92202 Indio, CA 3.6 mi
92201 Indio, CA 9.5 mi
92203 Indio, CA 10.3 mi
92254 Mecca, CA 11.8 mi
92247 La Quinta, CA 13.0 mi
92248 La Quinta, CA 13.0 mi
92253 La Quinta, CA 13.0 mi
92210 Indian Wells, CA 14.8 mi
92211 Palm Desert, CA 15.7 mi
92241 Desert Hot Springs, CA 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92236?

92236 is in Coachella, California, in Riverside County, part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7028, -116.0724.

What county is 92236 in?

92236 lies in Riverside County.

What area code is 92236?

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

What time zone is 92236 in?

92236 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92236?

About 43,642 people live in ZIP code 92236, in 12,575 households, at 705.6 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 92236?

$68,393 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92236?

The closest are 92202 (3.6 mi), 92201 (9.5 mi), 92203 (10.3 mi), 92254 (11.8 mi) and 92247 (13 mi).

Is 92236 a PO Box ZIP code?

92236 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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