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93442

ZIP 93442 is in Morro Bay, California, in San Luis Obispo County; area code 805; Pacific time. Morro Bay has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 93443.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Population
11,571
Coordinates
35.4014, -120.7999
☼ Live from 93442 — Morro Bay, CA

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Where 93442 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 93442
  • 🔢 Type 93442 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhhEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,442 = 2 × 19 × 2459. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93441 (Los Olivos, CA, 61 mi away) and 93443 (Morro Bay, CA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93442 becomes 24439 — and that is a real ZIP code: Goshen, VA, 2,277 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23944, 24439, 24934, 24943, 29434, 32449, …). The farthest-flung twin is 23944 in Kenbridge, VA, 2,362 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,250 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93442 and you would come out at 35.40°S, 59.20°E — 1,029 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 44.6 square miles of land, 93442 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,571This ZIP11,571
Households5,433This ZIP5,433
Housing units6,924This ZIP6,924
Median age54.5This ZIP54.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$95,623This ZIP$95,623California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$918,700This ZIP$918,700California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,855This ZIP$1,855California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.8%This ZIP46.8%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density259.7 / sq miThis ZIP259.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments392This ZIP392
Employees3,322This ZIP3,322
Annual payroll$130,240,000This ZIP$130,240,000
Tax returns filed5,480This ZIP5,480
Total adjusted gross income$527,216,000This ZIP$527,216,000

Land area

Land area44.56 sq miThis ZIP44.56 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq miThis ZIP1.03 sq mi

Other place names in 93442

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

ZIP codes near 93442

ZIPCityDistance
93423 Atascadero, CA 2.5 mi
93443 Morro Bay, CA 3.7 mi
93412 Los Osos, CA 6.5 mi
93408 San Luis Obispo, CA 7.2 mi
93402 Los Osos, CA 7.6 mi
93422 Atascadero, CA 7.6 mi
93405 San Luis Obispo, CA 7.9 mi
93409 San Luis Obispo, CA 7.9 mi
93407 San Luis Obispo, CA 9.9 mi
93430 Cayucos, CA 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93442?

93442 is in Morro Bay, California, in San Luis Obispo County, part of the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4014, -120.7999.

What county is 93442 in?

93442 lies in San Luis Obispo County.

What area code is 93442?

Morro Bay uses area code 805, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 93442 in?

93442 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93442?

About 11,571 people live in ZIP code 93442, in 5,433 households, at 259.7 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 93442?

$95,623 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93442?

The closest are 93423 (2.5 mi), 93443 (3.7 mi), 93412 (6.5 mi), 93408 (7.2 mi) and 93402 (7.6 mi).

Is 93442 a PO Box ZIP code?

93442 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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