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94516

ZIP 94516 is Canyon, California, in Contra Costa County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Contra Costa
Population
214
Coordinates
37.8275, -122.1663
☼ Live from 94516 — Canyon, CA

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Where 94516 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 94516
  • 🔢 Type 94516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIShG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,516 = 2 × 2 × 23629. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000100110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94515 (Calistoga, CA, 61 mi away) and 94517 (Clayton, CA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94516 becomes 61549, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14569, 15469, 15946, 16945, 19456, 19465, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96451 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,002 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% 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 94516 and you would come out at 37.83°S, 57.83°E — 1,006 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 32m.
  • 📏 At 3.6 square miles of land, 94516 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population214This ZIP214
Households76This ZIP76
Housing units77This ZIP77
Median age56.0This ZIP56.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$113,333This ZIP$113,333California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$784,700This ZIP$784,700California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,292This ZIP$1,292California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.6%This ZIP65.6%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density59.2 / sq miThis ZIP59.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees5This ZIP5
Annual payroll$444,000This ZIP$444,000

Land area

Land area3.61 sq miThis ZIP3.61 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 94516

ZIPCityDistance
94619 Oakland, CA 2.4 mi
94602 Oakland, CA 2.6 mi
94611 Oakland, CA 2.7 mi
94575 Moraga, CA 3.2 mi
94556 Moraga, CA 3.3 mi
94613 Oakland, CA 3.4 mi
94620 Piedmont, CA 3.6 mi
94563 Orinda, CA 3.8 mi
94618 Oakland, CA 4.1 mi
94622 Oakland, CA 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94516?

94516 is in Canyon, California, in Contra Costa County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8275, -122.1663.

What county is 94516 in?

94516 lies in Contra Costa County.

What time zone is 94516 in?

94516 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94516?

About 214 people live in ZIP code 94516, in 76 households, at 59.2 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 94516?

$113,333 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94516?

The closest are 94619 (2.4 mi), 94602 (2.6 mi), 94611 (2.7 mi), 94575 (3.2 mi) and 94556 (3.3 mi).

Is 94516 a PO Box ZIP code?

94516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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