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94022

ZIP 94022 is in Los Altos, California, in Santa Clara County; area code 650; Pacific time. Los Altos has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 94023 and 94024.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Santa Clara
Population
20,027
Coordinates
37.3554, -122.1449
☼ Live from 94022 — Los Altos, CA

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Where 94022 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 94022
  • 🔢 Type 94022 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZOhG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,022 = 2 × 53 × 887. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110111101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94021 (Loma Mar, CA, 9 mi away) and 94023 (Los Altos, CA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94022 becomes 22049, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02492, 04292, 04922, 09242, 09422, 20429, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09242 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,693 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,280 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94022 and you would come out at 37.36°S, 57.86°E — 1,033 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 17.7 square miles of land, 94022 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,027This ZIP20,027
Households7,275This ZIP7,275
Housing units8,144This ZIP8,144
Median age48.5This ZIP48.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$250,000+This ZIP$250,000+California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$2,000,000+This ZIP$2,000,000+California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,500+This ZIP$3,500+California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher88.4%This ZIP88.4%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density1,132.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,132.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments881This ZIP881
Employees8,622This ZIP8,622
Annual payroll$946,262,000This ZIP$946,262,000
Tax returns filed9,790This ZIP9,790
Total adjusted gross income$8,219,476,000This ZIP$8,219,476,000

Land area

Land area17.69 sq miThis ZIP17.69 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 94022

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ZIP codes near 94022

ZIPCityDistance
94024 Los Altos, CA 2.6 mi
94023 Los Altos, CA 2.7 mi
94304 Palo Alto, CA 3.1 mi
94040 Mountain View, CA 3.7 mi
94028 Portola Valley, CA 4.0 mi
94035 Mountain View, CA 4.0 mi
94039 Mountain View, CA 4.0 mi
94042 Mountain View, CA 4.0 mi
94306 Palo Alto, CA 4.3 mi
94041 Mountain View, CA 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94022?

94022 is in Los Altos, California, in Santa Clara County, part of the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3554, -122.1449.

What county is 94022 in?

94022 lies in Santa Clara County.

What area code is 94022?

Los Altos uses area code 650, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 94022 in?

94022 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94022?

About 20,027 people live in ZIP code 94022, in 7,275 households, at 1,132.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 94022?

$250,000+ a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94022?

The closest are 94024 (2.6 mi), 94023 (2.7 mi), 94304 (3.1 mi), 94040 (3.7 mi) and 94028 (4 mi).

Is 94022 a PO Box ZIP code?

94022 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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