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93516

ZIP 93516 is in Boron, California, mostly in Kern County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time. Boron has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 93596.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kern +1 more
Population
2,889
Coordinates
35.0081, -117.6426
☼ Live from 93516 — Boron, CA

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Where 93516 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 93516
  • 🔢 Type 93516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,516 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7793. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93515 (Bishop, CA, 168 mi away) and 93517 (Bridgeport, CA, 243 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93516 becomes 61539 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kingston Mines, IL, 1,563 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13659, 13695, 15639, 15693, 15936, 15963, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96531 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,973 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,095 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93516 and you would come out at 35.01°S, 62.36°E — 1,062 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 28.6 square miles of land, 93516 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,889This ZIP2,889
Households1,000This ZIP1,000
Housing units1,236This ZIP1,236
Median age32.6This ZIP32.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,000This ZIP$61,000California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$126,600This ZIP$126,600California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,219This ZIP$1,219California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%This ZIP20.3%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density101.1 / sq miThis ZIP101.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees1,057This ZIP1,057
Annual payroll$106,945,000This ZIP$106,945,000
Tax returns filed730This ZIP730
Total adjusted gross income$38,242,000This ZIP$38,242,000

Land area

Land area28.57 sq miThis ZIP28.57 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 93516 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Kern County 52.0%
San Bernardino County 48.0%

Other place names in 93516

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ZIP codes near 93516

ZIPCityDistance
93596 Boron, CA 0.7 mi
93524 Edwards, CA 12.6 mi
93523 Edwards, CA 13.7 mi
93504 California City, CA 18.5 mi
93505 California City, CA 19.1 mi
92347 Hinkley, CA 22.1 mi
93558 Red Mountain, CA 23.1 mi
92342 Helendale, CA 24.4 mi
93528 Johannesburg, CA 25.1 mi
92301 Adelanto, CA 25.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93516?

93516 is in Boron, California, in Kern County, part of the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0081, -117.6426.

What county is 93516 in?

93516 spans 2 counties: Kern County and San Bernardino County. Most of it falls in Kern 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 area code is 93516?

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

What time zone is 93516 in?

93516 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93516?

About 2,889 people live in ZIP code 93516, in 1,000 households, at 101.1 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 93516?

$61,000 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93516?

The closest are 93596 (0.7 mi), 93524 (12.6 mi), 93523 (13.7 mi), 93504 (18.5 mi) and 93505 (19.1 mi).

Is 93516 a PO Box ZIP code?

93516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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