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93256

ZIP 93256 is Pixley, California, in Tulare County; area code 559; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Tulare
Metro area
Visalia, CA
Population
5,578
Coordinates
35.9717, -119.3135
☼ Live from 93256 — Pixley, CA

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Where 93256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93256
  • 🔢 Type 93256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11657. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110001001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93255 (Onyx, CA, 71 mi away) and 93257 (Porterville, CA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93256 becomes 65239 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cairo, MO, 1,484 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25396, 25639, 25936, 29356, 29365, 29536, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96325 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,364 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,159 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93256 and you would come out at 35.97°S, 60.69°E — 1,042 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 74.6 square miles of land, 93256 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,578This ZIP5,578
Households1,316This ZIP1,316
Housing units1,471This ZIP1,471
Median age22.7This ZIP22.7California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$56,172This ZIP$56,172California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$249,200This ZIP$249,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,325This ZIP$1,325California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.4%This ZIP4.4%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density74.7 / sq miThis ZIP74.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees754This ZIP754
Annual payroll$48,020,000This ZIP$48,020,000
Tax returns filed2,030This ZIP2,030
Total adjusted gross income$78,980,000This ZIP$78,980,000

Land area

Land area74.63 sq miThis ZIP74.63 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 93256

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ZIP codes near 93256

ZIPCityDistance
93272 Tipton, CA 5.5 mi
93219 Earlimart, CA 5.9 mi
93258 Porterville, CA 10.8 mi
93201 Alpaugh, CA 13.4 mi
93212 Corcoran, CA 14.3 mi
93270 Terra Bella, CA 14.4 mi
93216 Delano, CA 14.5 mi
93274 Tulare, CA 14.7 mi
93215 Delano, CA 14.9 mi
93261 Richgrove, CA 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93256?

93256 is in Pixley, California, in Tulare County, part of the Visalia, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9717, -119.3135.

What county is 93256 in?

93256 lies in Tulare County.

What area code is 93256?

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

What time zone is 93256 in?

93256 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93256?

About 5,578 people live in ZIP code 93256, in 1,316 households, at 74.7 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 93256?

$56,172 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93256?

The closest are 93272 (5.5 mi), 93219 (5.9 mi), 93258 (10.8 mi), 93201 (13.4 mi) and 93212 (14.3 mi).

Is 93256 a PO Box ZIP code?

93256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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