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92253

ZIP 92253 is in La Quinta, California, in Riverside County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time. La Quinta has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 92247 and 92248.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Riverside
Population
38,666
Coordinates
33.6567, -116.2922
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Where 92253 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 92253
  • 🔢 Type 92253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,253 = 3 × 7 × 23 × 191. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100001011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92252 (Joshua Tree, CA, 34 mi away) and 92254 (Mecca, CA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92253 becomes 35229 — and that is a real ZIP code: Birmingham, AL, 1,693 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22539, 22935, 23295, 23529, 23952, 25239, …). The farthest-flung twin is 23529 in Norfolk, VA, 2,253 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,067 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92253 and you would come out at 33.66°S, 63.71°E — 1,007 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 40.5 square miles of land, 92253 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,666This ZIP38,666
Households15,933This ZIP15,933
Housing units24,747This ZIP24,747
Median age53.4This ZIP53.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$99,277This ZIP$99,277California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$661,600This ZIP$661,600California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,781This ZIP$1,781California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%This ZIP40.1%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density955.8 / sq miThis ZIP955.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments942This ZIP942
Employees13,956This ZIP13,956
Annual payroll$588,501,000This ZIP$588,501,000
Tax returns filed17,040This ZIP17,040
Total adjusted gross income$1,997,055,000This ZIP$1,997,055,000

Land area

Land area40.45 sq miThis ZIP40.45 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

Other place names in 92253

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ZIP codes near 92253

ZIPCityDistance
92247 La Quinta, CA 1.2 mi
92248 La Quinta, CA 1.2 mi
92210 Indian Wells, CA 3.7 mi
92201 Indio, CA 4.8 mi
92255 Palm Desert, CA 6.7 mi
92261 Palm Desert, CA 6.7 mi
92260 Palm Desert, CA 7.1 mi
92203 Indio, CA 7.2 mi
92211 Palm Desert, CA 7.9 mi
92270 Rancho Mirage, CA 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92253?

92253 is in La Quinta, California, in Riverside County, part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6567, -116.2922.

What county is 92253 in?

92253 lies in Riverside County.

What area code is 92253?

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

What time zone is 92253 in?

92253 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92253?

About 38,666 people live in ZIP code 92253, in 15,933 households, at 955.8 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 92253?

$99,277 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92253?

The closest are 92247 (1.2 mi), 92248 (1.2 mi), 92210 (3.7 mi), 92201 (4.8 mi) and 92255 (6.7 mi).

Is 92253 a PO Box ZIP code?

92253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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