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94061

ZIP 94061 is in Redwood City, California, in San Mateo County; area code 650; Pacific time. Redwood City has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 94062, 94063, 94064 and 94065.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Mateo
Population
37,048
Coordinates
37.4611, -122.2369
☼ Live from 94061 — Redwood City, CA

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Where 94061 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 94061
  • 🔢 Type 94061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOhG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,061 = 11 × 17 × 503. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110111101101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94060 (Pescadero, CA, 15 mi away) and 94062 (Redwood City, CA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94061 becomes 16049 — and that is a real ZIP code: Parker, PA, 2,268 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01469, 04619, 04691, 04961, 06419, 06491, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96410 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,979 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,283 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94061 and you would come out at 37.46°S, 57.76°E — 1,029 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 3.9 square miles of land, 94061 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,048This ZIP37,048
Households12,805This ZIP12,805
Housing units13,838This ZIP13,838
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$146,265This ZIP$146,265California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,900,500This ZIP$1,900,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,845This ZIP$2,845California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.8%This ZIP50.8%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density9,595.4 / sq miThis ZIP9,595.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments646This ZIP646
Employees5,379This ZIP5,379
Annual payroll$389,677,000This ZIP$389,677,000
Tax returns filed17,020This ZIP17,020
Total adjusted gross income$3,178,600,000This ZIP$3,178,600,000

Land area

Land area3.86 sq miThis ZIP3.86 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 94061

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

ZIP codes near 94061

ZIPCityDistance
94027 Atherton, CA 2.0 mi
94025 Menlo Park, CA 3.1 mi
94070 San Carlos, CA 3.1 mi
94063 Redwood City, CA 3.2 mi
94062 Redwood City, CA 3.8 mi
94305 Stanford, CA 4.7 mi
94002 Belmont, CA 4.9 mi
94301 Palo Alto, CA 4.9 mi
94065 Redwood City, CA 5.0 mi
94302 Palo Alto, CA 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94061?

94061 is in Redwood City, California, in San Mateo County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.4611, -122.2369.

What county is 94061 in?

94061 lies in San Mateo County.

What area code is 94061?

Redwood City uses area code 650, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 94061 in?

94061 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94061?

About 37,048 people live in ZIP code 94061, in 12,805 households, at 9,595.4 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 94061?

$146,265 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94061?

The closest are 94027 (2 mi), 94025 (3.1 mi), 94070 (3.1 mi), 94063 (3.2 mi) and 94062 (3.8 mi).

Is 94061 a PO Box ZIP code?

94061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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