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93921

ZIP 93921 is Carmel By The Sea, California, in Monterey County; area code 831; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Monterey
Metro area
Salinas, CA
Population
2,322
Coordinates
36.5536, -121.9223
☼ Live from 93921 — Carmel By The Sea, CA

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Where 93921 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 93921
  • 🔢 Type 93921 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZGEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,921 = 3 × 31307. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110111011100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93920 (Big Sur, CA, 41 mi away) and 93922 (Carmel, CA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93921 becomes 12939 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gabriels, NY, 2,531 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12939, 12993, 23919, 29319, 29913, 29931, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12993 in Westport, NY, 2,565 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,284 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93921 and you would come out at 36.55°S, 58.08°E — 1,073 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 40m.
  • 📏 At 0.952 square miles of land, 93921 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 461 football fields.
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People and housing

Population2,322This ZIP2,322
Households1,336This ZIP1,336
Housing units3,038This ZIP3,038
Median age69.2This ZIP69.2California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$96,923This ZIP$96,923California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$2,000,000+This ZIP$2,000,000+California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,753This ZIP$2,753California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher71.5%This ZIP71.5%
Mean commute15.3 minThis ZIP15.3 min
Population density2,439.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,439.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments304This ZIP304
Employees2,871This ZIP2,871
Annual payroll$144,196,000This ZIP$144,196,000

Land area

Land area0.95 sq miThis ZIP0.95 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 93921

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 93921

ZIPCityDistance
93922 Carmel, CA 0.7 mi
93953 Pebble Beach, CA 2.6 mi
93944 Monterey, CA 3.3 mi
93942 Monterey, CA 3.6 mi
93943 Monterey, CA 4.1 mi
93950 Pacific Grove, CA 4.5 mi
93940 Monterey, CA 6.5 mi
93955 Seaside, CA 8.6 mi
93933 Marina, CA 11.6 mi
93923 Carmel, CA 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93921?

93921 is in Carmel By The Sea, California, in Monterey County, part of the Salinas, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5536, -121.9223.

What county is 93921 in?

93921 lies in Monterey County.

What area code is 93921?

Carmel By The Sea uses area code 831, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 93921 in?

93921 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93921?

About 2,322 people live in ZIP code 93921, in 1,336 households, at 2,439.1 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 93921?

$96,923 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93921?

The closest are 93922 (0.7 mi), 93953 (2.6 mi), 93944 (3.3 mi), 93942 (3.6 mi) and 93943 (4.1 mi).

Is 93921 a PO Box ZIP code?

93921 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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