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92240

ZIP 92240 is in Desert Hot Springs, California, in Riverside County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time. Desert Hot Springs has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 92241.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Riverside
Population
41,615
Coordinates
33.9515, -116.5201
☼ Live from 92240 — Desert Hot Springs, CA

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Where 92240 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 92240
  • 🔢 Type 92240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1153. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100001010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92239 (Desert Center, CA, 76 mi away) and 92241 (Desert Hot Springs, CA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92240 becomes 04229, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 5,735 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,069 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92240 and you would come out at 33.95°S, 63.48°E — 1,021 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 35.7 square miles of land, 92240 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,615This ZIP41,615
Households14,115This ZIP14,115
Housing units15,798This ZIP15,798
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$54,023This ZIP$54,023California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$333,300This ZIP$333,300California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,462This ZIP$1,462California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density1,165.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,165.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments372This ZIP372
Employees3,179This ZIP3,179
Annual payroll$131,878,000This ZIP$131,878,000
Tax returns filed17,230This ZIP17,230
Total adjusted gross income$781,406,000This ZIP$781,406,000

Land area

Land area35.72 sq miThis ZIP35.72 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 92240

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ZIP codes near 92240

ZIPCityDistance
92258 North Palm Springs, CA 3.1 mi
92262 Palm Springs, CA 6.5 mi
92282 Whitewater, CA 8.0 mi
92234 Cathedral City, CA 10.0 mi
92256 Morongo Valley, CA 10.0 mi
92276 Thousand Palms, CA 11.3 mi
92235 Cathedral City, CA 12.3 mi
92263 Palm Springs, CA 13.2 mi
92549 Idyllwild, CA 13.7 mi
92270 Rancho Mirage, CA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92240?

92240 is in Desert Hot Springs, California, in Riverside County, part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9515, -116.5201.

What county is 92240 in?

92240 lies in Riverside County.

What area code is 92240?

Desert Hot Springs uses area codes 760 and 442, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 92240 in?

92240 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92240?

About 41,615 people live in ZIP code 92240, in 14,115 households, at 1,165.0 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 92240?

$54,023 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92240?

The closest are 92258 (3.1 mi), 92262 (6.5 mi), 92282 (8 mi), 92234 (10 mi) and 92256 (10 mi).

Is 92240 a PO Box ZIP code?

92240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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