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93240

ZIP 93240 is Lake Isabella, California, in Kern County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kern
Population
5,981
Coordinates
35.6175, -118.4523
☼ Live from 93240 — Lake Isabella, CA

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Where 93240 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93240
  • 🔢 Type 93240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 37. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110000111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93239 (Kettleman City, CA, 91 mi away) and 93241 (Lamont, CA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93240 becomes 04239 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jay, ME, 2,585 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02349, 02493, 03249, 04239, 04923, 04932, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04932 in Dixmont, ME, 2,636 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,122 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93240 and you would come out at 35.62°S, 61.55°E — 1,045 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 58.0 square miles of land, 93240 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,981This ZIP5,981
Households2,581This ZIP2,581
Housing units3,388This ZIP3,388
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$31,267This ZIP$31,267California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$221,000This ZIP$221,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,158This ZIP$1,158California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%This ZIP11.4%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density103.2 / sq miThis ZIP103.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments116This ZIP116
Employees1,062This ZIP1,062
Annual payroll$48,273,000This ZIP$48,273,000
Tax returns filed2,010This ZIP2,010
Total adjusted gross income$110,189,000This ZIP$110,189,000

Land area

Land area57.95 sq miThis ZIP57.95 sq mi
Water area5.65 sq miThis ZIP5.65 sq mi

Other place names in 93240

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ZIP codes near 93240

ZIPCityDistance
93205 Bodfish, CA 3.6 mi
93283 Weldon, CA 8.9 mi
93285 Wofford Heights, CA 9.4 mi
93518 Caliente, CA 16.2 mi
93238 Kernville, CA 16.3 mi
93226 Glennville, CA 18.0 mi
93260 Posey, CA 18.2 mi
93255 Onyx, CA 20.1 mi
93207 California Hot Springs, CA 20.8 mi
93306 Bakersfield, CA 21.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93240?

93240 is in Lake Isabella, California, in Kern County, part of the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6175, -118.4523.

What county is 93240 in?

93240 lies in Kern County.

What area code is 93240?

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

What time zone is 93240 in?

93240 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93240?

About 5,981 people live in ZIP code 93240, in 2,581 households, at 103.2 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 93240?

$31,267 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93240?

The closest are 93205 (3.6 mi), 93283 (8.9 mi), 93285 (9.4 mi), 93518 (16.2 mi) and 93238 (16.3 mi).

Is 93240 a PO Box ZIP code?

93240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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