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93505

ZIP 93505 is in California City, California, in Kern County; area codes 442 and 760; Pacific time. California City has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 93504.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kern
Population
14,353
Coordinates
35.1090, -117.9565
☼ Live from 93505 — California City, CA

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Where 93505 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93505
  • 🔢 Type 93505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,505 = 5 × 18701. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110101000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93504 (California City, CA, 7 mi away) and 93510 (Acton, CA, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93505 becomes 50539 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fenton, IA, 1,374 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03595, 05359, 09355, 30559, 35905, 35950, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09355 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,546 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,109 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93505 and you would come out at 35.11°S, 62.04°E — 1,061 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 65.0 square miles of land, 93505 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,353This ZIP14,353
Households4,579This ZIP4,579
Housing units5,242This ZIP5,242
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$59,827This ZIP$59,827California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$278,000This ZIP$278,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,300This ZIP$1,300California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute43.3 minThis ZIP43.3 min
Population density220.7 / sq miThis ZIP220.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments94This ZIP94
Employees740This ZIP740
Annual payroll$33,306,000This ZIP$33,306,000
Tax returns filed4,800This ZIP4,800
Total adjusted gross income$246,291,000This ZIP$246,291,000

Land area

Land area65.02 sq miThis ZIP65.02 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 93505

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

ZIP codes near 93505

ZIPCityDistance
93504 California City, CA 6.7 mi
93523 Edwards, CA 8.9 mi
93502 Mojave, CA 12.9 mi
93519 Cantil, CA 14.2 mi
93501 Mojave, CA 15.3 mi
93524 Edwards, CA 15.7 mi
93596 Boron, CA 18.9 mi
93516 Boron, CA 19.1 mi
93554 Randsburg, CA 21.2 mi
93528 Johannesburg, CA 25.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93505?

93505 is in California City, California, in Kern County, part of the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1090, -117.9565.

What county is 93505 in?

93505 lies in Kern County.

What area code is 93505?

California City uses area codes 442 and 760, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 93505 in?

93505 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93505?

About 14,353 people live in ZIP code 93505, in 4,579 households, at 220.7 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 93505?

$59,827 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93505?

The closest are 93504 (6.7 mi), 93523 (8.9 mi), 93502 (12.9 mi), 93519 (14.2 mi) and 93501 (15.3 mi).

Is 93505 a PO Box ZIP code?

93505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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