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93440

ZIP 93440 is Los Alamos, California, in Santa Barbara County; area codes 805 and 820; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Santa Barbara
Population
1,185
Coordinates
34.7686, -120.2583
☼ Live from 93440 — Los Alamos, CA

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Where 93440 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93440
  • 🔢 Type 93440 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhhEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,440 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 73. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93438 (Lompoc, CA, 14 mi away) and 93441 (Los Olivos, CA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93440 becomes 04439, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03449, 04349, 04493, 04943, 30449, 39044, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04493 in West Enfield, ME, 2,781 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,238 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93440 and you would come out at 34.77°S, 59.74°E — 994 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 44.1 square miles of land, 93440 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,185This ZIP1,185
Households542This ZIP542
Housing units697This ZIP697
Median age58.1This ZIP58.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$79,167This ZIP$79,167California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$831,300This ZIP$831,300California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,882This ZIP$2,882California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%This ZIP17.1%
Mean commute18.5 minThis ZIP18.5 min
Population density26.9 / sq miThis ZIP26.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees317This ZIP317
Annual payroll$12,900,000This ZIP$12,900,000

Land area

Land area44.09 sq miThis ZIP44.09 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 93440

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ZIP codes near 93440

ZIPCityDistance
93427 Buellton, CA 8.8 mi
93441 Los Olivos, CA 9.6 mi
93464 Solvang, CA 10.6 mi
93454 Santa Maria, CA 10.7 mi
93463 Solvang, CA 13.2 mi
93436 Lompoc, CA 13.5 mi
93455 Santa Maria, CA 13.9 mi
93437 Lompoc, CA 14.2 mi
93438 Lompoc, CA 14.4 mi
93456 Santa Maria, CA 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93440?

93440 is in Los Alamos, California, in Santa Barbara County, part of the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7686, -120.2583.

What county is 93440 in?

93440 lies in Santa Barbara County.

What area code is 93440?

Los Alamos uses area codes 805 and 820, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 93440 in?

93440 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93440?

About 1,185 people live in ZIP code 93440, in 542 households, at 26.9 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 93440?

$79,167 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93440?

The closest are 93427 (8.8 mi), 93441 (9.6 mi), 93464 (10.6 mi), 93454 (10.7 mi) and 93463 (13.2 mi).

Is 93440 a PO Box ZIP code?

93440 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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