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92242

ZIP 92242 is Earp, California, in San Bernardino County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Population
1,359
Coordinates
34.1888, -114.3065
☼ Live from 92242 — Earp, CA

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Where 92242 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 92242
  • 🔢 Type 92242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,242 = 2 × 17 × 2713. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100001010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92241 (Desert Hot Springs, CA, 116 mi away) and 92243 (El Centro, CA, 123 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92242 becomes 24229, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22924, 22942, 24292, 29224, 29422). The farthest-flung twin is 22942 in Gordonsville, VA, 2,020 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯949 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92242 and you would come out at 34.19°S, 65.69°E — 1,073 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 45.2 square miles of land, 92242 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,359This ZIP1,359
Households734This ZIP734
Housing units1,405This ZIP1,405
Median age62.6This ZIP62.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$37,500This ZIP$37,500California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$128,100This ZIP$128,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$842This ZIP$842California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%This ZIP11.1%
Mean commute13.4 minThis ZIP13.4 min
Population density30.1 / sq miThis ZIP30.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees185This ZIP185
Annual payroll$6,801,000This ZIP$6,801,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$12,447,000This ZIP$12,447,000

Land area

Land area45.22 sq miThis ZIP45.22 sq mi
Water area1.00 sq miThis ZIP1.00 sq mi

Other place names in 92242

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ZIP codes near 92242

ZIPCityDistance
92267 Parker Dam, CA 9.4 mi
85371 Poston, AZ 16.0 mi
86406 Lake Havasu City, AZ 18.6 mi
85344 Parker, AZ 19.4 mi
86403 Lake Havasu City, AZ 20.0 mi
86405 Lake Havasu City, AZ 20.4 mi
86404 Lake Havasu City, AZ 27.7 mi
85325 Bouse, AZ 29.5 mi
85359 Quartzsite, AZ 36.3 mi
92225 Blythe, CA 38.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92242?

92242 is in Earp, California, in San Bernardino County, part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1888, -114.3065.

What county is 92242 in?

92242 lies in San Bernardino County.

What area code is 92242?

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

What time zone is 92242 in?

92242 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92242?

About 1,359 people live in ZIP code 92242, in 734 households, at 30.1 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 92242?

$37,500 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92242?

The closest are 92267 (9.4 mi), 85371 (16 mi), 86406 (18.6 mi), 85344 (19.4 mi) and 86403 (20 mi).

Is 92242 a PO Box ZIP code?

92242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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