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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/93920

93920

ZIP 93920 is Big Sur, California, in Monterey County; area code 831; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Monterey
Metro area
Salinas, CA
Population
1,464
Coordinates
36.0522, -121.5144
☼ Live from 93920 — Big Sur, CA

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Where 93920 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 93920
  • 🔢 Type 93920 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZGEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,920 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 587. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110111011100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93915 (Salinas, CA, 44 mi away) and 93921 (Carmel By The Sea, CA, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93920 becomes 02939, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03299, 09239, 20993, 23909, 29039, 29903, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09239 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,846 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,273 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93920 and you would come out at 36.05°S, 58.49°E — 1,064 miles from Saint-Denis, Reunion, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 158.5 square miles of land, 93920 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 120 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,464This ZIP1,464
Households449This ZIP449
Housing units675This ZIP675
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$76,542This ZIP$76,542California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,906,300This ZIP$1,906,300California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,116This ZIP$1,116California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%This ZIP42.8%
Mean commute15.2 minThis ZIP15.2 min
Population density9.2 / sq miThis ZIP9.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments46This ZIP46
Employees1,110This ZIP1,110
Annual payroll$59,688,000This ZIP$59,688,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$50,900,000This ZIP$50,900,000

Land area

Land area158.49 sq miThis ZIP158.49 sq mi
Water area2.83 sq miThis ZIP2.83 sq mi

ZIP codes near 93920

ZIPCityDistance
93928 Jolon, CA 3.2 mi
93927 Greenfield, CA 16.9 mi
93932 Lockwood, CA 25.5 mi
93924 Carmel Valley, CA 26.0 mi
93930 King City, CA 26.2 mi
93960 Soledad, CA 26.6 mi
93452 San Simeon, CA 26.7 mi
93923 Carmel, CA 29.0 mi
93926 Gonzales, CA 33.4 mi
93426 Bradley, CA 33.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93920?

93920 is in Big Sur, California, in Monterey County, part of the Salinas, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0522, -121.5144.

What county is 93920 in?

93920 lies in Monterey County.

What area code is 93920?

Big Sur uses area code 831, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 93920 in?

93920 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93920?

About 1,464 people live in ZIP code 93920, in 449 households, at 9.2 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 93920?

$76,542 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93920?

The closest are 93928 (3.2 mi), 93927 (16.9 mi), 93932 (25.5 mi), 93924 (26 mi) and 93930 (26.2 mi).

Is 93920 a PO Box ZIP code?

93920 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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