| City: | Whittier, California |
| County: | Los Angeles County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:56:36 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 562 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.9792, -118.0317 |
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ZIP code 90609 serves a single location in Whittier, California: a PO Box facility on Whittwood Drive. The ZIP doesn't cover residential streets or traditional mail routes. Instead, it operates as a dedicated PO Box service for 226 boxes, supporting both residents and 150 businesses that use this location.
The facility sits within the larger Whittier community in Los Angeles County, specifically in the East Whittier City neighborhood. While 90609 itself contains only the PO Box operation, the surrounding area has full street delivery through other ZIP codes. This setup is common in suburban areas where PO Box services are separated into their own ZIP to streamline mail processing. Residents and businesses choose this location for secure mail receipt, package handling, or as a stable address that doesn't change with residential moves.
The ZIP contains records for a single street location, Whittwood Drive, where the PO Box facility operates. All 61 street records reference this facility with unit designations for different box sections.
ZIP Code 90609 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 11 people with an annual payroll of $793,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 382Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $192,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $793,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 11Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 90609 is located in Los Angeles County, California, within the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 31080) and California's 38th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 13,012,469 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 90609, and is subdivided into the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 31080Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA (CBSA Div 31084)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 13,012,469Source: Census |
| MSA: | Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 38Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 101.46 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0685292Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Whittier city; CaliforniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 90609 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.