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92278

ZIP 92278 is in Twentynine Palms, California, in San Bernardino County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time. Twentynine Palms has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 92277.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Population
3,913
Coordinates
34.2351, -116.0583
☼ Live from 92278 — Twentynine Palms, CA

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Where 92278 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 92278
  • 🔢 Type 92278 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLZZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,278 = 2 × 29 × 37 × 43. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100001110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92277 (Twentynine Palms, CA, 22 mi away) and 92280 (Vidal, CA, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92278 becomes 87229, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22987, 27289, 27298, 27829, 27892, 27928, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27982 in Waves, NC, 2,286 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,036 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92278 and you would come out at 34.24°S, 63.94°E — 1,049 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 0.392 square miles of land, 92278 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 190 football fields.
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People and housing

Population3,913This ZIP3,913
Households0
Housing units0
Median age21.1This ZIP21.1California37.9US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%This ZIP12.2%
Mean commute8.4 minThis ZIP8.4 min
Population density9,982.1 / sq miThis ZIP9,982.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees401This ZIP401
Annual payroll$25,809,000This ZIP$25,809,000

Land area

Land area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 92278

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 92278

ZIPCityDistance
92252 Joshua Tree, CA 14.2 mi
92286 Yucca Valley, CA 17.1 mi
92284 Yucca Valley, CA 21.6 mi
92277 Twentynine Palms, CA 22.3 mi
92285 Landers, CA 26.9 mi
92268 Pioneertown, CA 28.6 mi
92241 Desert Hot Springs, CA 29.8 mi
92304 Amboy, CA 30.1 mi
92240 Desert Hot Springs, CA 32.9 mi
92202 Indio, CA 33.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92278?

92278 is in Twentynine Palms, California, in San Bernardino County, part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2351, -116.0583.

What county is 92278 in?

92278 lies in San Bernardino County.

What area code is 92278?

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

What time zone is 92278 in?

92278 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92278?

About 3,913 people live in ZIP code 92278, at 9,982.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 92278?

The closest are 92252 (14.2 mi), 92286 (17.1 mi), 92284 (21.6 mi), 92277 (22.3 mi) and 92285 (26.9 mi).

Is 92278 a PO Box ZIP code?

92278 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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