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92239

ZIP 92239 is Desert Center, California, in Riverside County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Riverside
Population
144
Coordinates
33.7681, -115.2169
☼ Live from 92239 — Desert Center, CA

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Where 92239 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 92239
  • 🔢 Type 92239 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEZZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,239 = 7 × 13177. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100001001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92236 (Coachella, CA, 49 mi away) and 92240 (Desert Hot Springs, CA, 76 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92239 becomes 93229, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22939, 29329, 29923, 29932, 92329, 92392, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22939 in Fishersville, VA, 2,037 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,009 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92239 and you would come out at 33.77°S, 64.78°E — 1,041 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 517.0 square miles of land, 92239 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 393 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population144This ZIP144
Households57This ZIP57
Housing units257This ZIP257
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$73,393This ZIP$73,393California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$216,100This ZIP$216,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,135This ZIP$1,135California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute12.0 minThis ZIP12.0 min
Population density0.3 / sq miThis ZIP0.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees60This ZIP60
Annual payroll$4,910,000This ZIP$4,910,000

Land area

Land area517.02 sq miThis ZIP517.02 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 92239

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ZIP codes near 92239

ZIPCityDistance
92280 Vidal, CA 28.3 mi
92225 Blythe, CA 32.2 mi
92226 Blythe, CA 34.5 mi
92257 Niland, CA 34.7 mi
92277 Twentynine Palms, CA 36.8 mi
92266 Palo Verde, CA 43.0 mi
92233 Calipatria, CA 45.9 mi
92254 Mecca, CA 47.5 mi
92202 Indio, CA 48.2 mi
92236 Coachella, CA 49.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92239?

92239 is in Desert Center, California, in Riverside County, part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7681, -115.2169.

What county is 92239 in?

92239 lies in Riverside County.

What time zone is 92239 in?

92239 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92239?

About 144 people live in ZIP code 92239, in 57 households, at 0.3 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 92239?

$73,393 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92239?

The closest are 92280 (28.3 mi), 92225 (32.2 mi), 92226 (34.5 mi), 92257 (34.7 mi) and 92277 (36.8 mi).

Is 92239 a PO Box ZIP code?

92239 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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