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93551

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Los Angeles
Population
54,360
Coordinates
34.5896, -118.2274
☼ Live from 93551 — Palmdale, CA

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Where 93551 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 93551
  • 🔢 Type 93551 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISSEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,551 = 17 × 5503. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110101101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93550 (Palmdale, CA, 16 mi away) and 93552 (Palmdale, CA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93551 becomes 15539 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fishertown, PA, 2,192 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15359, 15539, 15935, 15953, 19355, 19535, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19355 in Malvern, PA, 2,354 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 91%.
  • 🎯1,137 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93551 and you would come out at 34.59°S, 61.77°E — 1,022 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 84.8 square miles of land, 93551 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population54,360This ZIP54,360
Households16,782This ZIP16,782
Housing units17,780This ZIP17,780
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$119,801This ZIP$119,801California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$585,100This ZIP$585,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,299This ZIP$2,299California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%This ZIP30.7%
Mean commute37.0 minThis ZIP37.0 min
Population density641.4 / sq miThis ZIP641.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,197This ZIP1,197
Employees15,504This ZIP15,504
Annual payroll$623,088,000This ZIP$623,088,000
Tax returns filed24,830This ZIP24,830
Total adjusted gross income$2,077,622,000This ZIP$2,077,622,000

Land area

Land area84.76 sq miThis ZIP84.76 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 93551

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ZIP codes near 93551

ZIPCityDistance
93590 Palmdale, CA 6.3 mi
93599 Palmdale, CA 6.3 mi
93539 Lancaster, CA 9.1 mi
93584 Lancaster, CA 9.1 mi
93586 Lancaster, CA 9.1 mi
93510 Acton, CA 9.6 mi
93534 Lancaster, CA 9.8 mi
93552 Palmdale, CA 11.4 mi
93536 Lancaster, CA 13.7 mi
91387 Canyon Country, CA 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93551?

93551 is in Palmdale, California, in Los Angeles County, part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5896, -118.2274.

What county is 93551 in?

93551 lies in Los Angeles County.

What area code is 93551?

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

What time zone is 93551 in?

93551 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93551?

About 54,360 people live in ZIP code 93551, in 16,782 households, at 641.4 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 93551?

$119,801 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93551?

The closest are 93590 (6.3 mi), 93599 (6.3 mi), 93539 (9.1 mi), 93584 (9.1 mi) and 93586 (9.1 mi).

Is 93551 a PO Box ZIP code?

93551 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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