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ZIP Code 93255: Onyx, CA
ZIP code 93255 uses the postal name Onyx, California and lies entirely in Kern County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 470 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $24,583 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 5% of its land lies in Onyx (a census-designated place); 95% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Onyx · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Kern County
- Census places
- Onyx census-designated place
- Metro area
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA
- House district
- CA-20 119th Congress
- State
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Land area
- 238.0 sq mi · 2 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 93255?
93255 centers on 35.677°, -118.101° and covers 238.0 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 93283, 93527.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 93255, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 93255 compare with the rest of Kern County?
| Measure | 93255 | In Kern County | In CA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 470 | 43rd of 53 | 1,539th of 1,802 |
| Median household income | $25k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
93255's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (470). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 6% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 93255?
The 2020 Census counted 630 people in 93255; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 470. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 470±257 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 630
- Households
- 214
- Median age
- 32.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 93255?
Of the 470 people the ACS estimates in 93255, 10.6% are under 18 and 6.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (41.9%), then Hispanic or Latino (27.0%).
- Under 1810.6%
- 18 to 6483.2%
- 65 and older6.2%
- White, not Hispanic41.9%
- Hispanic or Latino27.0%
- Other or two or more20.9%
- Asian, not Hispanic10.2%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 93255 earn?
Median household income is $24,583 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $24,583±$13,371
- Income per person
- $18,688
- Below the poverty line
- 40.6%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 24.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $49,905190 returns; wages 53% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 93255?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- $1,250
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 55.1%
- Housing units
- 291
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 93255?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93283 | Weldon | 2,326 | $48k | 12.5 mi |
| 93527 | Inyokern | 1,831 | $63k | 17.0 mi |
| 93240 | Lake Isabella | 5,981 | $31k | 20.1 mi (near) |
| 93285 | Wofford Heights | 2,920 | $40k | 22.5 mi (near) |
| 93205 | Bodfish | 1,708 | $40k | 22.8 mi (near) |
| 93555 | Ridgecrest | 33,845 | $87k | 24.4 mi (near) |
| 93238 | Kernville | 887 | $50k | 25.2 mi (near) |
| 93519 | Cantil | 19 | – | 26.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.