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92656

ZIP 92656 is in Aliso Viejo, California, in Orange County; Pacific time. Aliso Viejo has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 92698.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Orange
Population
52,229
Coordinates
33.5752, -117.7304
☼ Live from 92656 — Aliso Viejo, CA

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Where 92656 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 92656
  • 🔢 Type 92656 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSgZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,656 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5791. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92655 (Midway City, CA, 19 mi away) and 92657 (Newport Coast, CA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92656 becomes 65629 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chadwick, MO, 1,410 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25669, 25696, 25966, 29566, 29656, 29665, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29566 in Little River, SC, 2,231 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,143 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92656 and you would come out at 33.58°S, 62.27°E — 971 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 8.0 square miles of land, 92656 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population52,229This ZIP52,229
Households20,378This ZIP20,378
Housing units21,289This ZIP21,289
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$137,639This ZIP$137,639California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$903,200This ZIP$903,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,841This ZIP$2,841California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.4%This ZIP57.4%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density6,530.3 / sq miThis ZIP6,530.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,439This ZIP1,439
Employees24,852This ZIP24,852
Annual payroll$2,539,941,000This ZIP$2,539,941,000
Tax returns filed25,340This ZIP25,340
Total adjusted gross income$3,444,397,000This ZIP$3,444,397,000

Land area

Land area8.00 sq miThis ZIP8.00 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 92656

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

ZIP codes near 92656

ZIPCityDistance
92653 Laguna Hills, CA 2.1 mi
92654 Laguna Hills, CA 2.2 mi
92637 Laguna Woods, CA 2.3 mi
92651 Laguna Beach, CA 2.5 mi
92607 Laguna Niguel, CA 3.5 mi
92677 Laguna Niguel, CA 3.6 mi
92652 Laguna Beach, CA 3.7 mi
92609 El Toro, CA 4.1 mi
92691 Mission Viejo, CA 4.5 mi
92603 Irvine, CA 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92656?

92656 is in Aliso Viejo, California, in Orange County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5752, -117.7304.

What county is 92656 in?

92656 lies in Orange County.

What time zone is 92656 in?

92656 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92656?

About 52,229 people live in ZIP code 92656, in 20,378 households, at 6,530.3 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 92656?

$137,639 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92656?

The closest are 92653 (2.1 mi), 92654 (2.2 mi), 92637 (2.3 mi), 92651 (2.5 mi) and 92607 (3.5 mi).

Is 92656 a PO Box ZIP code?

92656 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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