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93263

ZIP 93263 is Shafter, California, in Kern County; area code 661; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kern
Population
24,024
Coordinates
35.4872, -119.2783
☼ Live from 93263 — Shafter, CA

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Where 93263 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 93263
  • 🔢 Type 93263 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgZEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 93263 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110001001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93262 (Sequoia National Park, CA, 74 mi away) and 93265 (Springville, CA, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93263 becomes 36239, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23396, 23693, 23936, 23963, 26339, 29336, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96323 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,386 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,168 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93263 and you would come out at 35.49°S, 60.72°E — 1,058 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 92.2 square miles of land, 93263 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 70 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,024This ZIP24,024
Households6,402This ZIP6,402
Housing units6,722This ZIP6,722
Median age28.3This ZIP28.3California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$71,528This ZIP$71,528California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$334,500This ZIP$334,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,285This ZIP$1,285California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%This ZIP12.3%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density260.4 / sq miThis ZIP260.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments259This ZIP259
Employees11,557This ZIP11,557
Annual payroll$850,918,000This ZIP$850,918,000
Tax returns filed9,900This ZIP9,900
Total adjusted gross income$581,735,000This ZIP$581,735,000

Land area

Land area92.25 sq miThis ZIP92.25 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 93263

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 93263

ZIPCityDistance
93314 Bakersfield, CA 6.7 mi
93312 Bakersfield, CA 11.1 mi
93206 Buttonwillow, CA 11.7 mi
93250 Mc Farland, CA 13.3 mi
93276 Tupman, CA 13.8 mi
93280 Wasco, CA 14.8 mi
93309 Bakersfield, CA 15.6 mi
93301 Bakersfield, CA 16.2 mi
93302 Bakersfield, CA 16.6 mi
93384 Bakersfield, CA 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93263?

93263 is in Shafter, California, in Kern County, part of the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4872, -119.2783.

What county is 93263 in?

93263 lies in Kern County.

What area code is 93263?

Shafter uses area code 661, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 93263 in?

93263 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93263?

About 24,024 people live in ZIP code 93263, in 6,402 households, at 260.4 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 93263?

$71,528 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93263?

The closest are 93314 (6.7 mi), 93312 (11.1 mi), 93206 (11.7 mi), 93250 (13.3 mi) and 93276 (13.8 mi).

Is 93263 a PO Box ZIP code?

93263 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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