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93940

ZIP 93940 is in Monterey, California, in Monterey County; area code 831; Pacific time. Monterey has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 93942, 93943 and 93944.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Monterey
Metro area
Salinas, CA
Population
30,605
Coordinates
36.5623, -121.8055
☼ Live from 93940 — Monterey, CA

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Where 93940 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 93940
  • 🔢 Type 93940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,940 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 11 × 61. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110111011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93933 (Marina, CA, 8 mi away) and 93942 (Monterey, CA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93940 becomes 04939 — and that is a real ZIP code: Garland, ME, 2,765 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04939, 30499, 34990, 39094, 40939, 43909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04939 in Garland, ME, 2,765 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,277 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93940 and you would come out at 36.56°S, 58.19°E — 1,070 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 35.1 square miles of land, 93940 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,605This ZIP30,605
Households14,028This ZIP14,028
Housing units15,764This ZIP15,764
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$106,044This ZIP$106,044California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,099,300This ZIP$1,099,300California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,364This ZIP$2,364California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.2%This ZIP53.2%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density870.9 / sq miThis ZIP870.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,797This ZIP1,797
Employees28,758This ZIP28,758
Annual payroll$1,840,206,000This ZIP$1,840,206,000
Tax returns filed14,330This ZIP14,330
Total adjusted gross income$1,835,595,000This ZIP$1,835,595,000

Land area

Land area35.14 sq miThis ZIP35.14 sq mi
Water area10.98 sq miThis ZIP10.98 sq mi

Other place names in 93940

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ZIP codes near 93940

ZIPCityDistance
93955 Seaside, CA 3.8 mi
93943 Monterey, CA 4.5 mi
93942 Monterey, CA 5.6 mi
93921 Carmel By The Sea, CA 6.5 mi
93944 Monterey, CA 6.8 mi
93922 Carmel, CA 6.8 mi
93950 Pacific Grove, CA 7.7 mi
93953 Pebble Beach, CA 7.9 mi
93933 Marina, CA 8.0 mi
93962 Spreckels, CA 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93940?

93940 is in Monterey, California, in Monterey County, part of the Salinas, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5623, -121.8055.

What county is 93940 in?

93940 lies in Monterey County.

What area code is 93940?

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

What time zone is 93940 in?

93940 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93940?

About 30,605 people live in ZIP code 93940, in 14,028 households, at 870.9 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 93940?

$106,044 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93940?

The closest are 93955 (3.8 mi), 93943 (4.5 mi), 93942 (5.6 mi), 93921 (6.5 mi) and 93944 (6.8 mi).

Is 93940 a PO Box ZIP code?

93940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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