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93550

ZIP 93550 is in Palmdale, California, in Los Angeles County; area code 661; Pacific time. Palmdale has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 93551, 93552, 93590, 93591 and 93599.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
80,645
Coordinates
34.4103, -118.0600
☼ Live from 93550 — Palmdale, CA

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Where 93550 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 93550
  • 🔢 Type 93550 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSSEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,550 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 1871. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110101101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93549 (Olancha, CA, 131 mi away) and 93551 (Palmdale, CA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93550 becomes 05539, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 5,591 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,134 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93550 and you would come out at 34.41°S, 61.94°E — 1,015 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 259.3 square miles of land, 93550 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 197 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population80,645This ZIP80,645
Households22,788This ZIP22,788
Housing units23,993This ZIP23,993
Median age30.7This ZIP30.7California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$62,078This ZIP$62,078California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$420,600This ZIP$420,600California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,668This ZIP$1,668California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%This ZIP10.0%
Mean commute40.3 minThis ZIP40.3 min
Population density311.1 / sq miThis ZIP311.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments801This ZIP801
Employees9,198This ZIP9,198
Annual payroll$399,366,000This ZIP$399,366,000
Tax returns filed32,500This ZIP32,500
Total adjusted gross income$1,486,968,000This ZIP$1,486,968,000

Land area

Land area259.25 sq miThis ZIP259.25 sq mi
Water area0.84 sq miThis ZIP0.84 sq mi

Other place names in 93550

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ZIP codes near 93550

ZIPCityDistance
93543 Littlerock, CA 6.8 mi
93553 Pearblossom, CA 9.7 mi
93510 Acton, CA 10.0 mi
93552 Palmdale, CA 12.1 mi
93590 Palmdale, CA 12.1 mi
93599 Palmdale, CA 12.1 mi
91023 Mount Wilson, CA 12.7 mi
91042 Tujunga, CA 13.4 mi
93563 Valyermo, CA 14.3 mi
91001 Altadena, CA 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93550?

93550 is in Palmdale, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.4103, -118.0600.

What county is 93550 in?

93550 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 93550?

Palmdale uses area code 661, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 93550 in?

93550 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93550?

About 80,645 people live in ZIP code 93550, in 22,788 households, at 311.1 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 93550?

$62,078 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93550?

The closest are 93543 (6.8 mi), 93553 (9.7 mi), 93510 (10 mi), 93552 (12.1 mi) and 93590 (12.1 mi).

Is 93550 a PO Box ZIP code?

93550 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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