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93238

ZIP 93238 is Kernville, California, mostly in Tulare County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Tulare +1 more
Metro area
Visalia, CA
Population
887
Coordinates
35.8508, -118.4977
☼ Live from 93238 — Kernville, CA

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Where 93238 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93238
  • 🔢 Type 93238 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEZEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,238 = 2 × 46619. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93237 (Kaweah, CA, 49 mi away) and 93239 (Kettleman City, CA, 84 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93238 becomes 83239 — and that is a real ZIP code: Georgetown, ID, 599 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23389, 23398, 23839, 23893, 23938, 28339, …). The farthest-flung twin is 23389 in Harborton, VA, 2,345 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,118 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93238 and you would come out at 35.85°S, 61.50°E — 1,031 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 109.6 square miles of land, 93238 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 83 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population887This ZIP887
Households581This ZIP581
Housing units976This ZIP976
Median age65.5This ZIP65.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$49,950This ZIP$49,950California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$408,500This ZIP$408,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,691This ZIP$1,691California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.2%This ZIP54.2%
Mean commute50.4 minThis ZIP50.4 min
Population density8.1 / sq miThis ZIP8.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees454This ZIP454
Annual payroll$20,268,000This ZIP$20,268,000
Tax returns filed660This ZIP660
Total adjusted gross income$50,561,000This ZIP$50,561,000

Land area

Land area109.62 sq miThis ZIP109.62 sq mi
Water area6.98 sq miThis ZIP6.98 sq mi

Counties 93238 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Tulare County 66.5%
Kern County 33.6%

Other place names in 93238

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ZIP codes near 93238

ZIPCityDistance
93207 California Hot Springs, CA 6.3 mi
93285 Wofford Heights, CA 7.0 mi
93260 Posey, CA 9.4 mi
93226 Glennville, CA 15.7 mi
93240 Lake Isabella, CA 16.3 mi
93205 Bodfish, CA 19.2 mi
93208 Camp Nelson, CA 20.8 mi
93283 Weldon, CA 21.1 mi
93257 Porterville, CA 23.7 mi
93527 Inyokern, CA 24.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93238?

93238 is in Kernville, California, in Tulare County, part of the Visalia, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8508, -118.4977.

What county is 93238 in?

93238 spans 2 counties: Tulare County and Kern County. Most of it falls in Tulare County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 93238?

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

What time zone is 93238 in?

93238 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93238?

About 887 people live in ZIP code 93238, in 581 households, at 8.1 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 93238?

$49,950 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93238?

The closest are 93207 (6.3 mi), 93285 (7 mi), 93260 (9.4 mi), 93226 (15.7 mi) and 93240 (16.3 mi).

Is 93238 a PO Box ZIP code?

93238 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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