| City: | Long Beach, California |
| Names to Avoid: | Department Of Gas & Water |
| County: | Los Angeles County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 1:33:46 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 562 / 424 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 33.7668, -118.1886 |
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The City of Long Beach Department of Gas & Water operates under dedicated ZIP code 90842 in Los Angeles County. Established in 1924, this municipal natural gas utility serves approximately 500,000 residents and businesses in Long Beach and Signal Hill, delivering gas through over 1,800 miles of pipeline. The department is part of Long Beach's Energy Resources Department, one of the few municipal gas utilities in California. This unique ZIP has served the utility for over two decades.
With just one ZIP+4 code on file and no building names in postal records, this designation appears to serve centralized correspondence functions for the municipal utility. The Downtown Long Beach location aligns with the utility's office at 411 West Ocean Boulevard. No Census residential data exists for this ZIP, consistent with its government operations function. Long Beach is the valid mailing city.
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
ZIP Code 90842 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 90842 is located in Los Angeles County, California, within the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 31080) and California's 47th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 13,012,469 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 90842, 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: | 47Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 216.21 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0643000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Long Beach city; CaliforniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 90842 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.