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93242

ZIP 93242 is Laton, California, mostly in Fresno County; area code 559; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Fresno +1 more
Metro area
Fresno, CA
Population
2,904
Coordinates
36.4411, -119.7303
☼ Live from 93242 — Laton, CA

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Where 93242 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93242
  • 🔢 Type 93242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,242 = 2 × 23 × 2027. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93241 (Lamont, CA, 95 mi away) and 93243 (Lebec, CA, 122 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93242 becomes 24239 — and that is a real ZIP code: Davenport, VA, 2,067 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22943, 23249, 23294, 23429, 23924, 23942, …). The farthest-flung twin is 23429 in Seaview, VA, 2,399 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,170 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93242 and you would come out at 36.44°S, 60.27°E — 1,022 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 40.7 square miles of land, 93242 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,904This ZIP2,904
Households964This ZIP964
Housing units1,072This ZIP1,072
Median age33.0This ZIP33.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$73,142This ZIP$73,142California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$353,000This ZIP$353,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,284This ZIP$1,284California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density71.3 / sq miThis ZIP71.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees140This ZIP140
Annual payroll$7,303,000This ZIP$7,303,000
Tax returns filed1,230This ZIP1,230
Total adjusted gross income$79,931,000This ZIP$79,931,000

Land area

Land area40.71 sq miThis ZIP40.71 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 93242 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Fresno County 83.0%
Kings County 17.0%

Other place names in 93242

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ZIP codes near 93242

ZIPCityDistance
93662 Selma, CA 8.3 mi
93202 Armona, CA 8.6 mi
93232 Hanford, CA 9.2 mi
93609 Caruthers, CA 9.5 mi
93656 Riverdale, CA 11.5 mi
93230 Hanford, CA 11.9 mi
93631 Kingsburg, CA 12.1 mi
93245 Lemoore, CA 12.2 mi
93725 Fresno, CA 12.9 mi
93625 Fowler, CA 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93242?

93242 is in Laton, California, in Fresno County, part of the Fresno, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4411, -119.7303.

What county is 93242 in?

93242 spans 2 counties: Fresno County and Kings County. Most of it falls in Fresno 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 93242?

Laton uses area code 559, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 93242 in?

93242 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93242?

About 2,904 people live in ZIP code 93242, in 964 households, at 71.3 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 93242?

$73,142 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93242?

The closest are 93662 (8.3 mi), 93202 (8.6 mi), 93232 (9.2 mi), 93609 (9.5 mi) and 93656 (11.5 mi).

Is 93242 a PO Box ZIP code?

93242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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