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94085

ZIP 94085 is in Sunnyvale, California, in Santa Clara County; area codes 408 and 669; Pacific time. Sunnyvale has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 94086, 94087, 94088 and 94089.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Santa Clara
Population
24,024
Coordinates
37.3886, -122.0179
☼ Live from 94085 — Sunnyvale, CA

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Where 94085 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 94085
  • 🔢 Type 94085 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBOhG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,085 = 5 × 31 × 607. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110111110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94083 (South San Francisco, CA, 28 mi away) and 94086 (Sunnyvale, CA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94085 becomes 58049 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kathryn, ND, 1,382 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04859, 04958, 04985, 05489, 05849, 09845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09845 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,782 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,273 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94085 and you would come out at 37.39°S, 57.98°E — 1,027 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 35m.
  • 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 94085 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,024This ZIP24,024
Households9,631This ZIP9,631
Housing units10,146This ZIP10,146
Median age33.0This ZIP33.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$192,417This ZIP$192,417California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,534,400This ZIP$1,534,400California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,216This ZIP$3,216California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.7%This ZIP64.7%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density6,838.6 / sq miThis ZIP6,838.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments766This ZIP766
Employees21,768This ZIP21,768
Annual payroll$4,457,141,000This ZIP$4,457,141,000
Tax returns filed12,780This ZIP12,780
Total adjusted gross income$2,292,596,000This ZIP$2,292,596,000

Land area

Land area3.51 sq miThis ZIP3.51 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 94085

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ZIP codes near 94085

ZIPCityDistance
94086 Sunnyvale, CA 1.2 mi
94089 Sunnyvale, CA 1.6 mi
94088 Sunnyvale, CA 1.7 mi
94087 Sunnyvale, CA 2.8 mi
95054 Santa Clara, CA 2.9 mi
94041 Mountain View, CA 3.2 mi
95056 Santa Clara, CA 3.2 mi
94043 Mountain View, CA 3.2 mi
95051 Santa Clara, CA 3.3 mi
95002 Alviso, CA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94085?

94085 is in Sunnyvale, California, in Santa Clara County, part of the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3886, -122.0179.

What county is 94085 in?

94085 lies in Santa Clara County.

What area code is 94085?

Sunnyvale uses area codes 408 and 669, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 94085 in?

94085 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94085?

About 24,024 people live in ZIP code 94085, in 9,631 households, at 6,838.6 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 94085?

$192,417 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94085?

The closest are 94086 (1.2 mi), 94089 (1.6 mi), 94088 (1.7 mi), 94087 (2.8 mi) and 95054 (2.9 mi).

Is 94085 a PO Box ZIP code?

94085 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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