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93609

ZIP 93609 is Caruthers, California, in Fresno County; area code 559; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Fresno
Metro area
Fresno, CA
Population
4,740
Coordinates
36.5262, -119.8639
☼ Live from 93609 — Caruthers, CA

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Where 93609 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93609
  • 🔢 Type 93609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,609 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3467. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110110101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93608 (Cantua Creek, CA, 26 mi away) and 93610 (Chowchilla, CA, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93609 becomes 90639 — and that is a real ZIP code: La Mirada, CA, 209 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (39069, 39096, 60399, 60939, 63099, 69039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96390 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,045 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,175 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93609 and you would come out at 36.53°S, 60.14°E — 1,020 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 61.0 square miles of land, 93609 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,740This ZIP4,740
Households1,218This ZIP1,218
Housing units1,375This ZIP1,375
Median age31.6This ZIP31.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$78,750This ZIP$78,750California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$333,200This ZIP$333,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,392This ZIP$1,392California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density77.7 / sq miThis ZIP77.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees543This ZIP543
Annual payroll$26,113,000This ZIP$26,113,000
Tax returns filed2,300This ZIP2,300
Total adjusted gross income$139,157,000This ZIP$139,157,000

Land area

Land area60.97 sq miThis ZIP60.97 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 93609

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ZIP codes near 93609

ZIPCityDistance
93607 Burrel, CA 4.8 mi
93652 Raisin City, CA 5.3 mi
93656 Riverdale, CA 6.6 mi
93242 Laton, CA 9.5 mi
93706 Fresno, CA 9.5 mi
93725 Fresno, CA 10.1 mi
93662 Selma, CA 12.5 mi
93625 Fowler, CA 12.6 mi
93627 Helm, CA 13.5 mi
93246 Lemoore, CA 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93609?

93609 is in Caruthers, California, in Fresno County, part of the Fresno, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5262, -119.8639.

What county is 93609 in?

93609 lies in Fresno County.

What area code is 93609?

Caruthers uses area code 559, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 93609 in?

93609 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93609?

About 4,740 people live in ZIP code 93609, in 1,218 households, at 77.7 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 93609?

$78,750 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93609?

The closest are 93607 (4.8 mi), 93652 (5.3 mi), 93656 (6.6 mi), 93242 (9.5 mi) and 93706 (9.5 mi).

Is 93609 a PO Box ZIP code?

93609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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