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93555

ZIP 93555 is in Ridgecrest, California, mostly in Kern County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time. Ridgecrest has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 93556.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Kern +1 more
Population
33,845
Coordinates
35.5824, -117.6836
☼ Live from 93555 — Ridgecrest, CA

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Where 93555 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 93555
  • 🔢 Type 93555 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSSEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,555 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 11. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110101110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93554 (Randsburg, CA, 15 mi away) and 93556 (Ridgecrest, CA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93555 becomes 55539, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35559, 39555, 53559, 53595, 53955, 55359, …). The farthest-flung twin is 39555 in Hurley, MS, 1,714 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,082 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93555 and you would come out at 35.58°S, 62.32°E — 1,032 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 78.1 square miles of land, 93555 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,845This ZIP33,845
Households13,537This ZIP13,537
Housing units14,611This ZIP14,611
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$86,700This ZIP$86,700California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$252,900This ZIP$252,900California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,182This ZIP$1,182California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%This ZIP30.2%
Mean commute17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min
Population density433.4 / sq miThis ZIP433.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments499This ZIP499
Employees6,657This ZIP6,657
Annual payroll$338,252,000This ZIP$338,252,000
Tax returns filed14,140This ZIP14,140
Total adjusted gross income$1,074,807,000This ZIP$1,074,807,000

Land area

Land area78.09 sq miThis ZIP78.09 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Counties 93555 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kern County 92.0%
San Bernardino County 8.1%

Other place names in 93555

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

ZIP codes near 93555

ZIPCityDistance
93556 Ridgecrest, CA 2.9 mi
93528 Johannesburg, CA 14.7 mi
93554 Randsburg, CA 15.3 mi
93558 Red Mountain, CA 17.7 mi
93592 Trona, CA 21.4 mi
93562 Trona, CA 22.7 mi
93519 Cantil, CA 24.2 mi
93255 Onyx, CA 24.4 mi
93542 Little Lake, CA 27.5 mi
93504 California City, CA 29.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93555?

93555 is in Ridgecrest, California, in Kern County, part of the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5824, -117.6836.

What county is 93555 in?

93555 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 93555?

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

What time zone is 93555 in?

93555 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93555?

About 33,845 people live in ZIP code 93555, in 13,537 households, at 433.4 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 93555?

$86,700 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93555?

The closest are 93556 (2.9 mi), 93528 (14.7 mi), 93554 (15.3 mi), 93558 (17.7 mi) and 93592 (21.4 mi).

Is 93555 a PO Box ZIP code?

93555 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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