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93205

ZIP 93205 is Bodfish, California, in Kern County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kern
Population
1,708
Coordinates
35.5734, -118.4864
☼ Live from 93205 — Bodfish, CA

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Where 93205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93205
  • 🔢 Type 93205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,205 = 5 × 7 × 2663. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110000010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93204 (Avenal, CA, 93 mi away) and 93206 (Buttonwillow, CA, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93205 becomes 50239 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Anthony, IA, 1,428 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02359, 02539, 03259, 03592, 09235, 09352, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09352 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,789 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,125 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93205 and you would come out at 35.57°S, 61.51°E — 1,048 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 23.2 square miles of land, 93205 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,708This ZIP1,708
Households805This ZIP805
Housing units1,052This ZIP1,052
Median age56.8This ZIP56.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$39,590This ZIP$39,590California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$143,100This ZIP$143,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$974This ZIP$974California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%This ZIP15.2%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density73.6 / sq miThis ZIP73.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$876,000This ZIP$876,000
Tax returns filed660This ZIP660
Total adjusted gross income$26,853,000This ZIP$26,853,000

Land area

Land area23.21 sq miThis ZIP23.21 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 93205

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ZIP codes near 93205

ZIPCityDistance
93240 Lake Isabella, CA 3.6 mi
93283 Weldon, CA 10.7 mi
93285 Wofford Heights, CA 12.1 mi
93518 Caliente, CA 13.0 mi
93306 Bakersfield, CA 18.0 mi
93226 Glennville, CA 18.0 mi
93238 Kernville, CA 19.2 mi
93260 Posey, CA 19.6 mi
93220 Edison, CA 21.4 mi
93255 Onyx, CA 22.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93205?

93205 is in Bodfish, California, in Kern County, part of the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5734, -118.4864.

What county is 93205 in?

93205 lies in Kern County.

What area code is 93205?

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

What time zone is 93205 in?

93205 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93205?

About 1,708 people live in ZIP code 93205, in 805 households, at 73.6 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 93205?

$39,590 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93205?

The closest are 93240 (3.6 mi), 93283 (10.7 mi), 93285 (12.1 mi), 93518 (13 mi) and 93306 (18 mi).

Is 93205 a PO Box ZIP code?

93205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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