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Where 93638 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.
- 🔢 Type 93638 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEgEG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 93,638 = 2 × 46819. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10110110111000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93637 (Madera, CA, 12 mi away) and 93639 (Madera, CA, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 93638 becomes 83639 — and that is a real ZIP code: Marsing, ID, 469 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33689, 33896, 38369, 38639, 38963, 39638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96338 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,276 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
- 🎯1,174 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93638 and you would come out at 37.04°S, 59.97°E — 993 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 90.3 square miles of land, 93638 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 50,571This ZIP50,571 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12,030This ZIP12,030 |
| Housing units | 12,729This ZIP12,729 |
| Median age | 30.0This ZIP30.0California37.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $62,374This ZIP$62,374California$99,122US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $325,100This ZIP$325,100California$734,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,397This ZIP$1,397California$2,036US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.1%This ZIP8.1% |
| Mean commute | 31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min |
| Population density | 560.3 / sq miThis ZIP560.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 481This ZIP481 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 4,782This ZIP4,782 |
| Annual payroll | $232,519,000This ZIP$232,519,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 19,640This ZIP19,640 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $836,584,000This ZIP$836,584,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 90.26 sq miThis ZIP90.26 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi |
Other place names in 93638
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 93638
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
93639 | Madera, CA | 5.9 mi |
93636 | Madera, CA | 9.5 mi |
93637 | Madera, CA | 12.1 mi |
93610 | Chowchilla, CA | 14.4 mi |
93653 | Raymond, CA | 16.2 mi |
93606 | Biola, CA | 16.9 mi |
95333 | Le Grand, CA | 18.1 mi |
93711 | Fresno, CA | 18.1 mi |
93723 | Fresno, CA | 18.1 mi |
93730 | Fresno, CA | 18.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 93638?
93638 is in Madera, California, in Madera County, part of the Fresno, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0434, -120.0337.
What county is 93638 in?
93638 lies in Madera County.
What area code is 93638?
Madera uses area code 559, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 93638 in?
93638 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 93638?
About 50,571 people live in ZIP code 93638, in 12,030 households, at 560.3 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 93638?
$62,374 a year, against $99,122 across California.
What ZIP codes are near 93638?
The closest are 93639 (5.9 mi), 93636 (9.5 mi), 93637 (12.1 mi), 93610 (14.4 mi) and 93653 (16.2 mi).
Is 93638 a PO Box ZIP code?
93638 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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