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94517

ZIP 94517 is Clayton, California, in Contra Costa County; area code 925; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Contra Costa
Population
12,316
Coordinates
37.8911, -121.8931
☼ Live from 94517 — Clayton, CA

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Where 94517 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 94517
  • 🔢 Type 94517 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIShG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,517 = 47 × 2011. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94516 (Canyon, CA, 16 mi away) and 94518 (Concord, CA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94517 becomes 71549, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15479, 17549, 17945, 17954, 19457, 19475, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19457 in Parker Ford, PA, 2,462 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,258 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94517 and you would come out at 37.89°S, 58.11°E — 994 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 47.7 square miles of land, 94517 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,316This ZIP12,316
Households4,511This ZIP4,511
Housing units4,519This ZIP4,519
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$168,921This ZIP$168,921California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,032,100This ZIP$1,032,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,500+This ZIP$3,500+California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.1%This ZIP58.1%
Mean commute38.1 minThis ZIP38.1 min
Population density258.1 / sq miThis ZIP258.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments215This ZIP215
Employees1,819This ZIP1,819
Annual payroll$139,622,000This ZIP$139,622,000
Tax returns filed6,290This ZIP6,290
Total adjusted gross income$1,121,135,000This ZIP$1,121,135,000

Land area

Land area47.73 sq miThis ZIP47.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 94517

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ZIP codes near 94517

ZIPCityDistance
94528 Diablo, CA 4.9 mi
94527 Concord, CA 5.6 mi
94506 Danville, CA 5.9 mi
94521 Concord, CA 6.0 mi
94507 Alamo, CA 6.7 mi
94598 Walnut Creek, CA 6.9 mi
94588 Pleasanton, CA 7.0 mi
94526 Danville, CA 7.3 mi
94531 Antioch, CA 7.7 mi
94596 Walnut Creek, CA 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94517?

94517 is in Clayton, California, in Contra Costa County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8911, -121.8931.

What county is 94517 in?

94517 lies in Contra Costa County.

What area code is 94517?

Clayton uses area code 925, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 94517 in?

94517 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94517?

About 12,316 people live in ZIP code 94517, in 4,511 households, at 258.1 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 94517?

$168,921 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94517?

The closest are 94528 (4.9 mi), 94527 (5.6 mi), 94506 (5.9 mi), 94521 (6 mi) and 94507 (6.7 mi).

Is 94517 a PO Box ZIP code?

94517 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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