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93960

ZIP 93960 is Soledad, California, in Monterey County; area code 831; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Monterey
Metro area
Salinas, CA
Population
27,471
Coordinates
36.4056, -121.3231
☼ Live from 93960 — Soledad, CA

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Where 93960 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 93960
  • 🔢 Type 93960 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgGEG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 93,960 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 29. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110111100001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 93955 (Seaside, CA, 30 mi away) and 93962 (Spreckels, CA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 93960 becomes 06939, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 7,964 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,255 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 93960 and you would come out at 36.41°S, 58.68°E — 1,066 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 174.1 square miles of land, 93960 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 132 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,471This ZIP27,471
Households5,161This ZIP5,161
Housing units5,305This ZIP5,305
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$96,049This ZIP$96,049California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$595,000This ZIP$595,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,631This ZIP$1,631California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%This ZIP6.9%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density157.8 / sq miThis ZIP157.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments193This ZIP193
Employees2,290This ZIP2,290
Annual payroll$110,594,000This ZIP$110,594,000
Tax returns filed8,670This ZIP8,670
Total adjusted gross income$509,072,000This ZIP$509,072,000

Land area

Land area174.13 sq miThis ZIP174.13 sq mi
Water area4.84 sq miThis ZIP4.84 sq mi

Other place names in 93960

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ZIP codes near 93960

ZIPCityDistance
93926 Gonzales, CA 9.3 mi
93927 Greenfield, CA 9.8 mi
93925 Chualar, CA 13.3 mi
93924 Carmel Valley, CA 17.5 mi
93930 King City, CA 19.5 mi
95043 Paicines, CA 20.4 mi
93908 Salinas, CA 21.7 mi
93962 Spreckels, CA 23.5 mi
93928 Jolon, CA 23.8 mi
93901 Salinas, CA 23.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 93960?

93960 is in Soledad, California, in Monterey County, part of the Salinas, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4056, -121.3231.

What county is 93960 in?

93960 lies in Monterey County.

What area code is 93960?

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

What time zone is 93960 in?

93960 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 93960?

About 27,471 people live in ZIP code 93960, in 5,161 households, at 157.8 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 93960?

$96,049 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 93960?

The closest are 93926 (9.3 mi), 93927 (9.8 mi), 93925 (13.3 mi), 93924 (17.5 mi) and 93930 (19.5 mi).

Is 93960 a PO Box ZIP code?

93960 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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