Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min5:40 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min6:54 am – 4:46 pm
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People80,645 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.722,788 householdsMedian household income $62,078Median home value $420,600Median rent $1,668 a month51% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,656 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 31,448 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 12%, retail 11%Average commute 40 minutes75% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher71% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 41%, Spanish 56%25% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 99°F, lows 68°FColdest month December: highs 58°F, lows 36°F7 in of rain a year, on about 14 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days107 days above 90°F, 26 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pearblossom station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsAngeles National Forestnational forest · within reach · 651,780 acresJuniper Hills Parkpark · 6.7 miActon Parkpark · 8.9 miAngeles Othernational forest · 16.0 mi · 400 acresSaddleback Butte State Parkstate park · 22.3 mi · 2,953 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnational forest · 23.3 mi · 10,098 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,527 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970210 of magnitude 4+, 25 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 17 Jan 199430 mi away, Northridge, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202639 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighLos Angeles County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighWildfire Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality11% of days had good air in 202539 of 365 days measured228 moderate, 66 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 32 unhealthy daysMedian index 74, worst day 201main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Los Angeles County monitors, CA
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPalmdale Water Dist.serves 126,804 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,477 ft1,669 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPalmdale Regional Medical Center12.9 miPost officeLittlerock Post Office8.6 miFire stationMill Creek Summit Fire Station-Angeles Forest Service1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR22 miInterstateI-21016 miUS highwayUS 10125 miAmtrakDowntown BBK22 miRailVincent Grade / ActonMetrolink6.9 miCoachLa Crescenta Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93550 ZIP area.
