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92879

ZIP 92879 is in Corona, California, in Riverside County; area code 951; Pacific time. Corona has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Riverside
Population
49,317
Coordinates
33.8826, -117.5282
☼ Live from 92879 — Corona, CA

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Where 92879 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 92879
  • 🔢 Type 92879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,879 = 131 × 709. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110101011001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92878 (Corona, CA, 2 mi away) and 92880 (Corona, CA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92879 becomes 97829, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (78299, 79928, 97298, 98279, 98297, 99782, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99782 in Wainwright, AK, 2,984 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,122 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92879 and you would come out at 33.88°S, 62.47°E — 995 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 9.8 square miles of land, 92879 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population49,317This ZIP49,317
Households14,826This ZIP14,826
Housing units15,223This ZIP15,223
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$92,229This ZIP$92,229California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$616,300This ZIP$616,300California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,215This ZIP$2,215California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density5,018.5 / sq miThis ZIP5,018.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,367This ZIP1,367
Employees30,373This ZIP30,373
Annual payroll$2,135,334,000This ZIP$2,135,334,000
Tax returns filed21,780This ZIP21,780
Total adjusted gross income$1,482,186,000This ZIP$1,482,186,000

Land area

Land area9.83 sq miThis ZIP9.83 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 92879

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ZIP codes near 92879

ZIPCityDistance
92877 Corona, CA 2.2 mi
92878 Corona, CA 2.2 mi
92860 Norco, CA 3.2 mi
92505 Riverside, CA 3.7 mi
92882 Corona, CA 4.3 mi
92503 Riverside, CA 4.4 mi
92881 Corona, CA 4.7 mi
92880 Corona, CA 5.4 mi
92504 Riverside, CA 7.5 mi
91752 Mira Loma, CA 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92879?

92879 is in Corona, California, in Riverside County, part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8826, -117.5282.

What county is 92879 in?

92879 lies in Riverside County.

What area code is 92879?

Corona uses area code 951, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 92879 in?

92879 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92879?

About 49,317 people live in ZIP code 92879, in 14,826 households, at 5,018.5 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 92879?

$92,229 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92879?

The closest are 92877 (2.2 mi), 92878 (2.2 mi), 92860 (3.2 mi), 92505 (3.7 mi) and 92882 (4.3 mi).

Is 92879 a PO Box ZIP code?

92879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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