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92256

ZIP 92256 is Morongo Valley, California, in San Bernardino County; area codes 442 and 760; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Population
4,209
Coordinates
34.0721, -116.6177
☼ Live from 92256 — Morongo Valley, CA

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Where 92256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 92256
  • 🔢 Type 92256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 31 × 31. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100001100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92255 (Palm Desert, CA, 28 mi away) and 92257 (Niland, CA, 81 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92256 becomes 65229, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22965, 25692, 25962, 26259, 29526, 29625, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96522 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,310 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,070 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92256 and you would come out at 34.07°S, 63.38°E — 1,026 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 63.4 square miles of land, 92256 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,209This ZIP4,209
Households1,785This ZIP1,785
Housing units1,924This ZIP1,924
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$51,949This ZIP$51,949California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$285,400This ZIP$285,400California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,354This ZIP$1,354California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute37.2 minThis ZIP37.2 min
Population density66.4 / sq miThis ZIP66.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees243This ZIP243
Annual payroll$8,445,000This ZIP$8,445,000
Tax returns filed1,460This ZIP1,460
Total adjusted gross income$90,083,000This ZIP$90,083,000

Land area

Land area63.35 sq miThis ZIP63.35 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 92256

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ZIP codes near 92256

ZIPCityDistance
92268 Pioneertown, CA 7.3 mi
92282 Whitewater, CA 7.9 mi
92240 Desert Hot Springs, CA 10.0 mi
92258 North Palm Springs, CA 10.9 mi
92339 Forest Falls, CA 12.6 mi
92284 Yucca Valley, CA 12.6 mi
92230 Cabazon, CA 14.2 mi
92262 Palm Springs, CA 14.9 mi
92305 Angelus Oaks, CA 15.2 mi
92220 Banning, CA 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92256?

92256 is in Morongo Valley, California, in San Bernardino County, part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0721, -116.6177.

What county is 92256 in?

92256 lies in San Bernardino County.

What area code is 92256?

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

What time zone is 92256 in?

92256 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92256?

About 4,209 people live in ZIP code 92256, in 1,785 households, at 66.4 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 92256?

$51,949 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92256?

The closest are 92268 (7.3 mi), 92282 (7.9 mi), 92240 (10 mi), 92258 (10.9 mi) and 92339 (12.6 mi).

Is 92256 a PO Box ZIP code?

92256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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