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94553

ZIP 94553 is Martinez, California, in Contra Costa County; area code 925; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Contra Costa
Population
48,643
Coordinates
37.9783, -122.1571
☼ Live from 94553 — Martinez, CA

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Where 94553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 94553
  • 🔢 Type 94553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESShG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,553 = 23 × 4111. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94552 (Castro Valley, CA, 21 mi away) and 94555 (Fremont, CA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94553 becomes 35549 — and that is a real ZIP code: Carbon Hill, AL, 1,946 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35459, 35549, 35594, 35954, 39455, 45359, …). The farthest-flung twin is 35954 in Attalla, AL, 2,022 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,270 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94553 and you would come out at 37.98°S, 57.84°E — 997 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 61.6 square miles of land, 94553 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population48,643This ZIP48,643
Households19,141This ZIP19,141
Housing units19,677This ZIP19,677
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$124,130This ZIP$124,130California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$825,900This ZIP$825,900California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,317This ZIP$2,317California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%This ZIP42.9%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density789.2 / sq miThis ZIP789.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,141This ZIP1,141
Employees17,214This ZIP17,214
Annual payroll$1,437,602,000This ZIP$1,437,602,000
Tax returns filed24,050This ZIP24,050
Total adjusted gross income$2,767,123,000This ZIP$2,767,123,000

Land area

Land area61.63 sq miThis ZIP61.63 sq mi
Water area3.27 sq miThis ZIP3.27 sq mi

Other place names in 94553

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ZIP codes near 94553

ZIPCityDistance
94523 Pleasant Hill, CA 4.7 mi
94569 Port Costa, CA 4.9 mi
94572 Rodeo, CA 5.2 mi
94549 Lafayette, CA 5.7 mi
94547 Hercules, CA 5.8 mi
94525 Crockett, CA 6.2 mi
94597 Walnut Creek, CA 6.3 mi
94564 Pinole, CA 6.3 mi
94520 Concord, CA 6.7 mi
94522 Concord, CA 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94553?

94553 is in Martinez, California, in Contra Costa County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9783, -122.1571.

What county is 94553 in?

94553 lies in Contra Costa County.

What area code is 94553?

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

What time zone is 94553 in?

94553 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94553?

About 48,643 people live in ZIP code 94553, in 19,141 households, at 789.2 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 94553?

$124,130 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94553?

The closest are 94523 (4.7 mi), 94569 (4.9 mi), 94572 (5.2 mi), 94549 (5.7 mi) and 94547 (5.8 mi).

Is 94553 a PO Box ZIP code?

94553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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