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93255

ZIP 93255 is Onyx, California, in Kern County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kern
Population
470
Coordinates
35.6773, -118.1014
☼ Live from 93255 — Onyx, CA

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Where 93255 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93255
  • 🔢 Type 93255 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSZEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,255 = 3 × 5 × 6217. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110001000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93254 (New Cuyama, CA, 108 mi away) and 93256 (Pixley, CA, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93255 becomes 55239, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23955, 29355, 32559, 32955, 35259, 35295, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32955 in Rockledge, FL, 2,231 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,102 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93255 and you would come out at 35.68°S, 61.90°E — 1,034 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 238.0 square miles of land, 93255 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 181 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population470This ZIP470
Households214This ZIP214
Housing units291This ZIP291
Median age32.8This ZIP32.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$24,583This ZIP$24,583California$99,122US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,250This ZIP$1,250California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density2.0 / sq miThis ZIP2.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$9,482,000This ZIP$9,482,000

Land area

Land area237.96 sq miThis ZIP237.96 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 93255

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ZIP codes near 93255

ZIPCityDistance
93283 Weldon, CA 12.5 mi
93527 Inyokern, CA 17.0 mi
93240 Lake Isabella, CA 20.1 mi
93542 Little Lake, CA 21.0 mi
93285 Wofford Heights, CA 22.5 mi
93205 Bodfish, CA 22.8 mi
93555 Ridgecrest, CA 24.4 mi
93556 Ridgecrest, CA 24.5 mi
93238 Kernville, CA 25.2 mi
93519 Cantil, CA 26.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93255?

93255 is in Onyx, California, in Kern County, part of the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6773, -118.1014.

What county is 93255 in?

93255 lies in Kern County.

What area code is 93255?

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

What time zone is 93255 in?

93255 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93255?

About 470 people live in ZIP code 93255, in 214 households, at 2.0 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 93255?

$24,583 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93255?

The closest are 93283 (12.5 mi), 93527 (17 mi), 93240 (20.1 mi), 93542 (21 mi) and 93285 (22.5 mi).

Is 93255 a PO Box ZIP code?

93255 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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