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92543

ZIP 92543 is in Hemet, California, in Riverside County; area codes 951 and 909; Pacific time. Hemet has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 92544, 92545 and 92546.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Riverside
Population
39,937
Coordinates
33.6986, -116.9792
☼ Live from 92543 — Hemet, CA

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Where 92543 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 92543
  • 🔢 Type 92543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,543 = 11 × 47 × 179. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100101111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92539 (Anza, CA, 22 mi away) and 92544 (Hemet, CA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92543 becomes 34529, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23459, 23954, 24539, 24593, 24935, 25943, …). The farthest-flung twin is 23459 in Virginia Beach, VA, 2,294 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,100 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92543 and you would come out at 33.70°S, 63.02°E — 995 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 19.1 square miles of land, 92543 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,937This ZIP39,937
Households14,235This ZIP14,235
Housing units15,549This ZIP15,549
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$49,396This ZIP$49,396California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$278,500This ZIP$278,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,423This ZIP$1,423California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute34.0 minThis ZIP34.0 min
Population density2,087.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,087.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments586This ZIP586
Employees6,464This ZIP6,464
Annual payroll$321,839,000This ZIP$321,839,000
Tax returns filed15,470This ZIP15,470
Total adjusted gross income$697,955,000This ZIP$697,955,000

Land area

Land area19.13 sq miThis ZIP19.13 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 92543

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ZIP codes near 92543

ZIPCityDistance
92546 Hemet, CA 3.4 mi
92545 Hemet, CA 4.0 mi
92596 Winchester, CA 4.4 mi
92581 San Jacinto, CA 6.0 mi
92544 Hemet, CA 6.7 mi
92583 San Jacinto, CA 7.3 mi
92582 San Jacinto, CA 7.8 mi
92548 Homeland, CA 8.7 mi
92567 Nuevo, CA 10.7 mi
92585 Sun City, CA 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92543?

92543 is in Hemet, California, in Riverside County, part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6986, -116.9792.

What county is 92543 in?

92543 lies in Riverside County.

What area code is 92543?

Hemet uses area codes 951 and 909, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 92543 in?

92543 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92543?

About 39,937 people live in ZIP code 92543, in 14,235 households, at 2,087.4 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 92543?

$49,396 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92543?

The closest are 92546 (3.4 mi), 92545 (4 mi), 92596 (4.4 mi), 92581 (6 mi) and 92544 (6.7 mi).

Is 92543 a PO Box ZIP code?

92543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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