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94547

ZIP 94547 is Hercules, California, in Contra Costa County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Contra Costa
Population
26,302
Coordinates
38.0066, -122.2572
☼ Live from 94547 — Hercules, CA

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Where 94547 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 94547
  • 🔢 Type 94547 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhShG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 94547 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000101010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94546 (Castro Valley, CA, 20 mi away) and 94548 (Knightsen, CA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94547 becomes 74549 — and that is a real ZIP code: Honobia, OK, 1,537 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45479, 47459, 47549, 47954, 49457, 49745, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45479 in Dayton, OH, 2,036 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,275 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94547 and you would come out at 38.01°S, 57.74°E — 999 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 31m.
  • 📏 At 5.7 square miles of land, 94547 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,302This ZIP26,302
Households9,355This ZIP9,355
Housing units9,581This ZIP9,581
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$129,397This ZIP$129,397California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$769,400This ZIP$769,400California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,991This ZIP$2,991California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.0%This ZIP46.0%
Mean commute37.6 minThis ZIP37.6 min
Population density4,638.8 / sq miThis ZIP4,638.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments278This ZIP278
Employees4,695This ZIP4,695
Annual payroll$578,599,000This ZIP$578,599,000
Tax returns filed12,950This ZIP12,950
Total adjusted gross income$1,372,372,000This ZIP$1,372,372,000

Land area

Land area5.67 sq miThis ZIP5.67 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 94547

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ZIP codes near 94547

ZIPCityDistance
94564 Pinole, CA 1.4 mi
94572 Rodeo, CA 1.8 mi
94820 El Sobrante, CA 2.9 mi
94525 Crockett, CA 3.2 mi
94803 El Sobrante, CA 3.7 mi
94569 Port Costa, CA 4.4 mi
94806 San Pablo, CA 4.7 mi
94805 Richmond, CA 5.7 mi
94553 Martinez, CA 5.8 mi
94592 Vallejo, CA 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94547?

94547 is in Hercules, California, in Contra Costa County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0066, -122.2572.

What county is 94547 in?

94547 lies in Contra Costa County.

What time zone is 94547 in?

94547 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94547?

About 26,302 people live in ZIP code 94547, in 9,355 households, at 4,638.8 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 94547?

$129,397 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94547?

The closest are 94564 (1.4 mi), 94572 (1.8 mi), 94820 (2.9 mi), 94525 (3.2 mi) and 94803 (3.7 mi).

Is 94547 a PO Box ZIP code?

94547 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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