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93203

ZIP 93203 is Arvin, California, in Kern County; area code 661; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kern
Population
20,712
Coordinates
35.1200, -118.8459
☼ Live from 93203 — Arvin, CA

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Where 93203 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93203
  • 🔢 Type 93203 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOZEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,203 = 11 × 37 × 229. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110000010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93202 (Armona, CA, 96 mi away) and 93204 (Avenal, CA, 89 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93203 becomes 30239, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02339, 03293, 09233, 20393, 23039, 23093, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09233 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,622 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,155 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93203 and you would come out at 35.12°S, 61.15°E — 1,043 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 172.0 square miles of land, 93203 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 131 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,712This ZIP20,712
Households5,052This ZIP5,052
Housing units5,314This ZIP5,314
Median age25.4This ZIP25.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$49,217This ZIP$49,217California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$264,900This ZIP$264,900California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,122This ZIP$1,122California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.6%This ZIP5.6%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density120.4 / sq miThis ZIP120.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments187This ZIP187
Employees3,669This ZIP3,669
Annual payroll$166,036,000This ZIP$166,036,000
Tax returns filed8,830This ZIP8,830
Total adjusted gross income$335,374,000This ZIP$335,374,000

Land area

Land area172.03 sq miThis ZIP172.03 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 93203

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ZIP codes near 93203

ZIPCityDistance
93241 Lamont, CA 9.3 mi
93307 Bakersfield, CA 10.2 mi
93313 Bakersfield, CA 11.6 mi
93303 Bakersfield, CA 12.5 mi
93380 Bakersfield, CA 12.5 mi
93383 Bakersfield, CA 12.5 mi
93385 Bakersfield, CA 12.5 mi
93386 Bakersfield, CA 12.5 mi
93387 Bakersfield, CA 12.5 mi
93388 Bakersfield, CA 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93203?

93203 is in Arvin, California, in Kern County, part of the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1200, -118.8459.

What county is 93203 in?

93203 lies in Kern County.

What area code is 93203?

Arvin uses area code 661, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 93203 in?

93203 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93203?

About 20,712 people live in ZIP code 93203, in 5,052 households, at 120.4 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 93203?

$49,217 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93203?

The closest are 93241 (9.3 mi), 93307 (10.2 mi), 93313 (11.6 mi), 93303 (12.5 mi) and 93380 (12.5 mi).

Is 93203 a PO Box ZIP code?

93203 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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