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94038

ZIP 94038 is Moss Beach, California, in San Mateo County; area code 650; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Mateo
Population
2,683
Coordinates
37.5357, -122.4737
☼ Live from 94038 — Moss Beach, CA

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Where 94038 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 94038
  • 🔢 Type 94038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOhG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,038 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 2239. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110111101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94037 (Montara, CA, 2 mi away) and 94039 (Mountain View, CA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94038 becomes 83049, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03849, 03894, 04938, 04983, 08349, 09834, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09834 in FPO AE, a military post office, 8,010 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94038 and you would come out at 37.54°S, 57.53°E — 1,032 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 5.9 square miles of land, 94038 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,683This ZIP2,683
Households915This ZIP915
Housing units1,039This ZIP1,039
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$99,680This ZIP$99,680California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,123,100This ZIP$1,123,100California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher47.1%This ZIP47.1%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density451.8 / sq miThis ZIP451.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees374This ZIP374
Annual payroll$24,751,000This ZIP$24,751,000
Tax returns filed1,460This ZIP1,460
Total adjusted gross income$214,165,000This ZIP$214,165,000

Land area

Land area5.94 sq miThis ZIP5.94 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 94038

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 94038

ZIPCityDistance
94037 Montara, CA 1.7 mi
94018 El Granada, CA 2.1 mi
94044 Pacifica, CA 4.9 mi
94030 Millbrae, CA 5.9 mi
94010 Burlingame, CA 6.0 mi
94066 San Bruno, CA 6.6 mi
94019 Half Moon Bay, CA 6.6 mi
94011 Burlingame, CA 6.8 mi
94128 San Francisco, CA 7.7 mi
94402 San Mateo, CA 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94038?

94038 is in Moss Beach, California, in San Mateo County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5357, -122.4737.

What county is 94038 in?

94038 lies in San Mateo County.

What area code is 94038?

Moss Beach uses area code 650, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 94038 in?

94038 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94038?

About 2,683 people live in ZIP code 94038, in 915 households, at 451.8 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 94038?

$99,680 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94038?

The closest are 94037 (1.7 mi), 94018 (2.1 mi), 94044 (4.9 mi), 94030 (5.9 mi) and 94010 (6 mi).

Is 94038 a PO Box ZIP code?

94038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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