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Shell Ridge ZIP codes, California

No ZIP code is named for Shell Ridge, CA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 94598. Its area code is 925.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
746
Area code
925

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Shell Ridge itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Walnut Creek (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Shell Ridge in numbers

About 746 people live in Shell Ridge, in 245 households. The median household income is $250,000+ a year (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,912,000 (2.6 times the California median). The median age is 46.6; 82.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.1% across California); the average commute takes 35 minutes.

Population746Shell Ridge746
Households245Shell Ridge245
Median age46.6Shell Ridge46.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$250,000+Shell Ridge$250,000+California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,912,000Shell Ridge$1,912,000California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher82.5%Shell Ridge82.5%California37.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute34.5 minShell Ridge34.5 minCalifornia28.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,735 / sq miShell Ridge1,735 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Shell Ridge CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Shell Ridge

These ZIP codes cover part of Shell Ridge but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Shell Ridge
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
94598 Walnut Creek , CA Standard 27,206 $186,225 $1,339,900

Map of Shell Ridge ZIP codes

94598

The ZIP codes of Shell Ridge, CA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Shell Ridge

The nearest larger towns are Walnut Creek (70,088 people, 0.4 mi), San Miguel (3,967 people, 1.3 mi) and Contra Costa Centre (6,893 people, 1.7 mi).

Towns near Shell Ridge
TownPopulationDistance
Walnut Creek 70,088 0.4 mi
San Miguel 3,967 1.3 mi
Contra Costa Centre 6,893 1.7 mi
Saranap 5,662 2.6 mi
Alamo 14,488 3.7 mi
Pleasant Hill 34,235 4.0 mi
Reliez Valley 3,173 4.4 mi
Lafayette 25,285 4.8 mi
Concord 124,035 4.9 mi
Pacheco 4,325 6.0 mi
Clayton 10,937 6.2 mi
Moraga 16,769 6.4 mi
Danville 43,401 7.4 mi
Orinda 19,514 7.5 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Contra Costa County · California ZIP codes

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