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93461

ZIP 93461 is Shandon, California, mostly in San Luis Obispo County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Luis Obispo +1 more
Population
1,548
Coordinates
35.6333, -120.2684
☼ Live from 93461 — Shandon, CA

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Where 93461 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93461
  • 🔢 Type 93461 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IghEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,461 = 19 × 4919. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93460 (Santa Ynez, CA, 73 mi away) and 93463 (Solvang, CA, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93461 becomes 16439, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13469, 13649, 13694, 14639, 16943, 19346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96431 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,137 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,217 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93461 and you would come out at 35.63°S, 59.73°E — 1,052 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 294.2 square miles of land, 93461 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 223 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,548This ZIP1,548
Households463This ZIP463
Housing units509This ZIP509
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$92,482This ZIP$92,482California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$467,000This ZIP$467,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,771This ZIP$1,771California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%This ZIP8.8%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density5.3 / sq miThis ZIP5.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees60This ZIP60
Annual payroll$2,464,000This ZIP$2,464,000
Tax returns filed660This ZIP660
Total adjusted gross income$36,337,000This ZIP$36,337,000

Land area

Land area294.21 sq miThis ZIP294.21 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq miThis ZIP0.93 sq mi

Counties 93461 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
San Luis Obispo County 90.8%
Kern County 9.2%

Other place names in 93461

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

ZIP codes near 93461

ZIPCityDistance
93432 Creston, CA 16.1 mi
93249 Lost Hills, CA 21.4 mi
93204 Avenal, CA 22.0 mi
93446 Paso Robles, CA 25.3 mi
93447 Paso Robles, CA 25.3 mi
93422 Atascadero, CA 26.4 mi
93451 San Miguel, CA 26.4 mi
93465 Templeton, CA 26.9 mi
93453 Santa Margarita, CA 27.2 mi
93410 San Luis Obispo, CA 31.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93461?

93461 is in Shandon, California, in San Luis Obispo County, part of the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6333, -120.2684.

What county is 93461 in?

93461 spans 2 counties: San Luis Obispo County and Kern County. Most of it falls in San Luis Obispo County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 93461 in?

93461 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93461?

About 1,548 people live in ZIP code 93461, in 463 households, at 5.3 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 93461?

$92,482 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93461?

The closest are 93432 (16.1 mi), 93249 (21.4 mi), 93204 (22 mi), 93446 (25.3 mi) and 93447 (25.3 mi).

Is 93461 a PO Box ZIP code?

93461 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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