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94502

ZIP 94502 is in Alameda, California, in Alameda County; area codes 510 and 341; Pacific time. Alameda has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 94501.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Alameda
Population
13,430
Coordinates
37.7395, -122.2395
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Where 94502 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 94502
  • 🔢 Type 94502 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOShG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,502 = 2 × 47251. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000100100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94501 (Alameda, CA, 3 mi away) and 94503 (American Canyon, CA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94502 becomes 20549 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 2,428 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02459, 02495, 04259, 04925, 04952, 05492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09245 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,860 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94502 and you would come out at 37.74°S, 57.76°E — 1,013 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 2.5 square miles of land, 94502 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,430This ZIP13,430
Households4,780This ZIP4,780
Housing units4,991This ZIP4,991
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$180,938This ZIP$180,938California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,204,200This ZIP$1,204,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,500+This ZIP$3,500+California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher73.7%This ZIP73.7%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density5,325.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,325.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments270This ZIP270
Employees11,737This ZIP11,737
Annual payroll$1,627,655,000This ZIP$1,627,655,000
Tax returns filed6,830This ZIP6,830
Total adjusted gross income$1,250,777,000This ZIP$1,250,777,000

Land area

Land area2.52 sq miThis ZIP2.52 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 94502

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ZIP codes near 94502

ZIPCityDistance
94621 Oakland, CA 1.8 mi
94614 Oakland, CA 2.1 mi
94601 Oakland, CA 2.8 mi
94501 Alameda, CA 3.2 mi
94603 Oakland, CA 3.5 mi
94606 Oakland, CA 3.6 mi
94622 Oakland, CA 4.1 mi
94577 San Leandro, CA 4.1 mi
94613 Oakland, CA 4.2 mi
94604 Oakland, CA 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94502?

94502 is in Alameda, California, in Alameda County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7395, -122.2395.

What county is 94502 in?

94502 lies in Alameda County.

What area code is 94502?

Alameda uses area codes 510 and 341, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 94502 in?

94502 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94502?

About 13,430 people live in ZIP code 94502, in 4,780 households, at 5,325.1 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 94502?

$180,938 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94502?

The closest are 94621 (1.8 mi), 94614 (2.1 mi), 94601 (2.8 mi), 94501 (3.2 mi) and 94603 (3.5 mi).

Is 94502 a PO Box ZIP code?

94502 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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