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Where 93908 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 93908 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOGEG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 93,908 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 1381. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10110111011010100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93907 (Salinas, CA, 10 mi away) and 93912 (Salinas, CA, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 93908 becomes 80939 — and that is a real ZIP code: Colorado Springs, CO, 936 miles away.
- 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09839, 09893, 39098, 80939, 89039, 98039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09839 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,505 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 93908 and you would come out at 36.63°S, 58.40°E — 1,060 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
- 📏 At 241.0 square miles of land, 93908 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 183 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 12,450This ZIP12,450 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4,385This ZIP4,385 |
| Housing units | 4,532This ZIP4,532 |
| Median age | 42.0This ZIP42.0California37.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $156,394This ZIP$156,394California$99,122US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $1,091,700This ZIP$1,091,700California$734,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,878This ZIP$1,878California$2,036US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 55.3%This ZIP55.3% |
| Mean commute | 27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min |
| Population density | 51.7 / sq miThis ZIP51.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 320This ZIP320 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 3,045This ZIP3,045 |
| Annual payroll | $213,244,000This ZIP$213,244,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 6,050This ZIP6,050 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,225,418,000This ZIP$1,225,418,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 240.95 sq miThis ZIP240.95 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.00 sq miThis ZIP3.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 93908
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 93908
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
93901 | Salinas, CA | 2.2 mi |
93962 | Spreckels, CA | 2.5 mi |
93905 | Salinas, CA | 4.1 mi |
93902 | Salinas, CA | 4.6 mi |
93912 | Salinas, CA | 4.6 mi |
93915 | Salinas, CA | 4.6 mi |
93906 | Salinas, CA | 6.9 mi |
93955 | Seaside, CA | 10.3 mi |
93907 | Salinas, CA | 10.4 mi |
93933 | Marina, CA | 10.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 93908?
93908 is in Salinas, California, in Monterey County, part of the Salinas, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.6260, -121.6021.
What county is 93908 in?
93908 lies in Monterey County.
What area code is 93908?
Salinas uses area codes 831 and 408, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 93908 in?
93908 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 93908?
About 12,450 people live in ZIP code 93908, in 4,385 households, at 51.7 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 93908?
$156,394 a year, against $99,122 across California.
What ZIP codes are near 93908?
The closest are 93901 (2.2 mi), 93962 (2.5 mi), 93905 (4.1 mi), 93902 (4.6 mi) and 93912 (4.6 mi).
Is 93908 a PO Box ZIP code?
93908 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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