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Where 93906 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 93906 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOGEG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 93,906 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 37 × 47. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10110111011010010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93905 (Salinas, CA, 3 mi away) and 93907 (Salinas, CA, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 93906 becomes 60939 — and that is a real ZIP code: Goodwine, IL, 1,835 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, 7,951 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
- 🎯1,265 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93906 and you would come out at 36.72°S, 58.37°E — 1,055 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
- 📏 At 13.3 square miles of land, 93906 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 64,199This ZIP64,199 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17,842This ZIP17,842 |
| Housing units | 18,341This ZIP18,341 |
| Median age | 33.6This ZIP33.6California37.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $97,555This ZIP$97,555California$99,122US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $638,500This ZIP$638,500California$734,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,151This ZIP$2,151California$2,036US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 18.3%This ZIP18.3% |
| Mean commute | 28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min |
| Population density | 4,841.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,841.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 722This ZIP722 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 9,743This ZIP9,743 |
| Annual payroll | $554,731,000This ZIP$554,731,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 27,810This ZIP27,810 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,650,167,000This ZIP$1,650,167,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 13.26 sq miThis ZIP13.26 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 93906
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 93906
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
93905 | Salinas, CA | 3.0 mi |
93902 | Salinas, CA | 3.3 mi |
93912 | Salinas, CA | 3.3 mi |
93915 | Salinas, CA | 3.3 mi |
93907 | Salinas, CA | 3.6 mi |
93901 | Salinas, CA | 5.2 mi |
93962 | Spreckels, CA | 6.8 mi |
93908 | Salinas, CA | 6.9 mi |
95012 | Castroville, CA | 7.2 mi |
93933 | Marina, CA | 8.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 93906?
93906 is in Salinas, California, in Monterey County, part of the Salinas, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7227, -121.6337.
What county is 93906 in?
93906 lies in Monterey County.
What area code is 93906?
Salinas uses area codes 831 and 408, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 93906 in?
93906 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 93906?
About 64,199 people live in ZIP code 93906, in 17,842 households, at 4,841.6 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 93906?
$97,555 a year, against $99,122 across California.
What ZIP codes are near 93906?
The closest are 93905 (3 mi), 93902 (3.3 mi), 93912 (3.3 mi), 93915 (3.3 mi) and 93907 (3.6 mi).
Is 93906 a PO Box ZIP code?
93906 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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