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93280

ZIP 93280 is Wasco, California, in Kern County; area code 661; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kern
Population
27,407
Coordinates
35.6522, -119.4464
☼ Live from 93280 — Wasco, CA

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Where 93280 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 93280
  • 🔢 Type 93280 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBZEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,280 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 11 × 53. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110001100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93279 (Visalia, CA, 48 mi away) and 93282 (Waukena, CA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93280 becomes 08239, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02839, 02893, 03289, 03298, 08329, 09823, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09832 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,518 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,173 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93280 and you would come out at 35.65°S, 60.55°E — 1,065 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 316.0 square miles of land, 93280 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 240 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,407This ZIP27,407
Households6,619This ZIP6,619
Housing units7,074This ZIP7,074
Median age30.5This ZIP30.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$51,388This ZIP$51,388California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$274,900This ZIP$274,900California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,093This ZIP$1,093California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%This ZIP6.5%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density86.7 / sq miThis ZIP86.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments209This ZIP209
Employees2,668This ZIP2,668
Annual payroll$130,898,000This ZIP$130,898,000
Tax returns filed9,680This ZIP9,680
Total adjusted gross income$434,465,000This ZIP$434,465,000

Land area

Land area315.98 sq miThis ZIP315.98 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 93280

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ZIP codes near 93280

ZIPCityDistance
93250 Mc Farland, CA 13.8 mi
93216 Delano, CA 13.8 mi
93206 Buttonwillow, CA 14.5 mi
93201 Alpaugh, CA 14.5 mi
93263 Shafter, CA 14.8 mi
93215 Delano, CA 16.8 mi
93219 Earlimart, CA 18.4 mi
93314 Bakersfield, CA 21.1 mi
93261 Richgrove, CA 21.5 mi
93276 Tupman, CA 23.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93280?

93280 is in Wasco, California, in Kern County, part of the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6522, -119.4464.

What county is 93280 in?

93280 lies in Kern County.

What area code is 93280?

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

What time zone is 93280 in?

93280 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93280?

About 27,407 people live in ZIP code 93280, in 6,619 households, at 86.7 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 93280?

$51,388 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93280?

The closest are 93250 (13.8 mi), 93216 (13.8 mi), 93206 (14.5 mi), 93201 (14.5 mi) and 93263 (14.8 mi).

Is 93280 a PO Box ZIP code?

93280 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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