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92561

ZIP 92561 is Mountain Center, California, in Riverside County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Riverside
Population
2,157
Coordinates
33.6304, -116.5823
☼ Live from 92561 — Mountain Center, CA

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Where 92561 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 92561
  • 🔢 Type 92561 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgSZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,561 = 7 × 7 × 1889. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92557 (Moreno Valley, CA, 45 mi away) and 92562 (Murrieta, CA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92561 becomes 16529, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12569, 12956, 12965, 15629, 15692, 15926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96521 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,331 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,082 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92561 and you would come out at 33.63°S, 63.42°E — 999 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 163.8 square miles of land, 92561 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 124 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,157This ZIP2,157
Households825This ZIP825
Housing units1,052This ZIP1,052
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$94,063This ZIP$94,063California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$614,300This ZIP$614,300California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,656This ZIP$1,656California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%This ZIP31.2%
Mean commute37.8 minThis ZIP37.8 min
Population density13.2 / sq miThis ZIP13.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees180This ZIP180
Annual payroll$9,441,000This ZIP$9,441,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$69,666,000This ZIP$69,666,000

Land area

Land area163.80 sq miThis ZIP163.80 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 92561

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

ZIP codes near 92561

ZIPCityDistance
92264 Palm Springs, CA 7.5 mi
92539 Anza, CA 8.0 mi
92263 Palm Springs, CA 9.4 mi
92261 Palm Desert, CA 10.2 mi
92260 Palm Desert, CA 11.1 mi
92235 Cathedral City, CA 12.3 mi
92270 Rancho Mirage, CA 12.7 mi
92549 Idyllwild, CA 13.2 mi
92255 Palm Desert, CA 13.4 mi
92234 Cathedral City, CA 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92561?

92561 is in Mountain Center, California, in Riverside County, part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6304, -116.5823.

What county is 92561 in?

92561 lies in Riverside County.

What area code is 92561?

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

What time zone is 92561 in?

92561 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92561?

About 2,157 people live in ZIP code 92561, in 825 households, at 13.2 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 92561?

$94,063 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92561?

The closest are 92264 (7.5 mi), 92539 (8 mi), 92263 (9.4 mi), 92261 (10.2 mi) and 92260 (11.1 mi).

Is 92561 a PO Box ZIP code?

92561 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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