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93257

ZIP 93257 is in Porterville, California, in Tulare County; area code 559; Pacific time. Porterville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 93258.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Tulare
Metro area
Visalia, CA
Population
80,467
Coordinates
35.9809, -118.8893
☼ Live from 93257 — Porterville, CA

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Where 93257 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93257
  • 🔢 Type 93257 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSZEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 93257 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110001001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93256 (Pixley, CA, 24 mi away) and 93258 (Porterville, CA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93257 becomes 75239, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27359, 27539, 27593, 27935, 27953, 29375, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27953 in Manns Harbor, NC, 2,388 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,136 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93257 and you would come out at 35.98°S, 61.11°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 378.9 square miles of land, 93257 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 288 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population80,467This ZIP80,467
Households23,999This ZIP23,999
Housing units25,373This ZIP25,373
Median age30.6This ZIP30.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$59,704This ZIP$59,704California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$288,200This ZIP$288,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,124This ZIP$1,124California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density212.4 / sq miThis ZIP212.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments931This ZIP931
Employees13,467This ZIP13,467
Annual payroll$615,574,000This ZIP$615,574,000
Tax returns filed29,630This ZIP29,630
Total adjusted gross income$1,510,511,000This ZIP$1,510,511,000

Land area

Land area378.87 sq miThis ZIP378.87 sq mi
Water area4.22 sq miThis ZIP4.22 sq mi

Other place names in 93257

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ZIP codes near 93257

ZIPCityDistance
93270 Terra Bella, CA 9.8 mi
93218 Ducor, CA 12.2 mi
93267 Strathmore, CA 15.3 mi
93258 Porterville, CA 15.6 mi
93260 Posey, CA 17.0 mi
93261 Richgrove, CA 17.3 mi
93208 Camp Nelson, CA 17.3 mi
93207 California Hot Springs, CA 17.5 mi
93287 Woody, CA 17.8 mi
93247 Lindsay, CA 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93257?

93257 is in Porterville, California, in Tulare County, part of the Visalia, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9809, -118.8893.

What county is 93257 in?

93257 lies in Tulare County.

What area code is 93257?

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

What time zone is 93257 in?

93257 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93257?

About 80,467 people live in ZIP code 93257, in 23,999 households, at 212.4 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 93257?

$59,704 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93257?

The closest are 93270 (9.8 mi), 93218 (12.2 mi), 93267 (15.3 mi), 93258 (15.6 mi) and 93260 (17 mi).

Is 93257 a PO Box ZIP code?

93257 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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