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94086

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Santa Clara
Population
49,746
Coordinates
37.3716, -122.0232
☼ Live from 94086 — Sunnyvale, CA

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Where 94086 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 94086
  • 🔢 Type 94086 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBOhG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,086 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5227. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110111110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94085 (Sunnyvale, CA, 1 mi away) and 94087 (Sunnyvale, CA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94086 becomes 68049, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04986, 06489, 06498, 09468, 09648, 09846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09648 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,087 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,274 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94086 and you would come out at 37.37°S, 57.98°E — 1,028 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 4.4 square miles of land, 94086 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population49,746This ZIP49,746
Households20,832This ZIP20,832
Housing units21,955This ZIP21,955
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$177,054This ZIP$177,054California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,810,200This ZIP$1,810,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,902This ZIP$2,902California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.2%This ZIP68.2%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density11,391.3 / sq miThis ZIP11,391.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments864This ZIP864
Employees29,429This ZIP29,429
Annual payroll$6,381,065,000This ZIP$6,381,065,000
Tax returns filed23,880This ZIP23,880
Total adjusted gross income$4,843,029,000This ZIP$4,843,029,000

Land area

Land area4.37 sq miThis ZIP4.37 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 94086

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

ZIP codes near 94086

ZIPCityDistance
94088 Sunnyvale, CA 0.7 mi
94085 Sunnyvale, CA 1.2 mi
94087 Sunnyvale, CA 1.6 mi
95051 Santa Clara, CA 2.7 mi
94089 Sunnyvale, CA 2.8 mi
94041 Mountain View, CA 3.1 mi
95055 Santa Clara, CA 3.1 mi
94040 Mountain View, CA 3.5 mi
94035 Mountain View, CA 3.5 mi
94039 Mountain View, CA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94086?

94086 is in Sunnyvale, California, in Santa Clara County, part of the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3716, -122.0232.

What county is 94086 in?

94086 lies in Santa Clara County.

What area code is 94086?

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

What time zone is 94086 in?

94086 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94086?

About 49,746 people live in ZIP code 94086, in 20,832 households, at 11,391.3 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 94086?

$177,054 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94086?

The closest are 94088 (0.7 mi), 94085 (1.2 mi), 94087 (1.6 mi), 95051 (2.7 mi) and 94089 (2.8 mi).

Is 94086 a PO Box ZIP code?

94086 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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