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93526

ZIP 93526 is Independence, California, in Inyo County; area codes 442 and 760; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Inyo
Metro area
Bishop, CA
Population
825
Coordinates
36.8571, -118.2581
☼ Live from 93526 — Independence, CA

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Where 93526 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93526
  • 🔢 Type 93526 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZSEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,526 = 2 × 101 × 463. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93524 (Edwards, CA, 137 mi away) and 93527 (Inyokern, CA, 65 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93526 becomes 62539 — and that is a real ZIP code: Illiopolis, IL, 1,578 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25396, 25639, 25936, 29356, 29365, 29536, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96325 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,377 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 92%.
  • 🎯1,084 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93526 and you would come out at 36.86°S, 61.74°E — 962 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 53.5 square miles of land, 93526 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population825This ZIP825
Households337This ZIP337
Housing units459This ZIP459
Median age55.1This ZIP55.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$72,950This ZIP$72,950California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$295,900This ZIP$295,900California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$939This ZIP$939California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%This ZIP23.8%
Mean commute13.1 minThis ZIP13.1 min
Population density15.4 / sq miThis ZIP15.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$219,000This ZIP$219,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$23,726,000This ZIP$23,726,000

Land area

Land area53.52 sq miThis ZIP53.52 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 93526

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ZIP codes near 93526

ZIPCityDistance
93513 Big Pine, CA 13.1 mi
93545 Lone Pine, CA 21.3 mi
93530 Keeler, CA 32.3 mi
93628 Hume, CA 33.2 mi
93515 Bishop, CA 35.8 mi
93262 Sequoia National Park, CA 37.0 mi
93633 Kings Canyon National Pk, CA 39.6 mi
93514 Bishop, CA 44.5 mi
93237 Kaweah, CA 44.5 mi
93641 Miramonte, CA 44.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93526?

93526 is in Independence, California, in Inyo County, part of the Bishop, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8571, -118.2581.

What county is 93526 in?

93526 lies in Inyo County.

What area code is 93526?

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

What time zone is 93526 in?

93526 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93526?

About 825 people live in ZIP code 93526, in 337 households, at 15.4 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 93526?

$72,950 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93526?

The closest are 93513 (13.1 mi), 93545 (21.3 mi), 93530 (32.3 mi), 93628 (33.2 mi) and 93515 (35.8 mi).

Is 93526 a PO Box ZIP code?

93526 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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