94601
ZIP 94601 is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County; area codes 510 and 341; Pacific time. Oakland has 26 ZIP codes in all.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Alameda
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Population
- 53,259
- Coordinates
- 37.7758, -122.2186
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Where 94601 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.
- 🔢 Type 94601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOghG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 94,601 = 13 × 19 × 383. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111000110001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94599 (Yountville, CA, 44 mi away) and 94602 (Oakland, CA, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 94601 becomes 10649, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01469, 04619, 04691, 04961, 06419, 06491, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96410 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,970 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
- 🎯1,277 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94601 and you would come out at 37.78°S, 57.78°E — 1,011 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 3.2 square miles of land, 94601 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 53,259This ZIP53,259 |
|---|---|
| Households | 16,734This ZIP16,734 |
| Housing units | 17,631This ZIP17,631 |
| Median age | 36.1This ZIP36.1California37.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $72,359This ZIP$72,359California$99,122US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $710,000This ZIP$710,000California$734,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,721This ZIP$1,721California$2,036US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.1%This ZIP26.1% |
| Mean commute | 28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min |
| Population density | 16,648.6 / sq miThis ZIP16,648.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 792This ZIP792 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 10,209This ZIP10,209 |
| Annual payroll | $577,657,000This ZIP$577,657,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 21,680This ZIP21,680 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,266,111,000This ZIP$1,266,111,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 3.20 sq miThis ZIP3.20 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi |
Other place names in 94601
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 94601
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
94621 | Oakland, CA | 1.8 mi |
94606 | Oakland, CA | 1.8 mi |
94622 | Oakland, CA | 1.8 mi |
94613 | Oakland, CA | 2.0 mi |
94602 | Oakland, CA | 2.2 mi |
94502 | Alameda, CA | 2.8 mi |
94610 | Oakland, CA | 2.8 mi |
94501 | Alameda, CA | 3.3 mi |
94619 | Oakland, CA | 3.4 mi |
94614 | Oakland, CA | 3.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 94601?
94601 is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7758, -122.2186.
What county is 94601 in?
94601 lies in Alameda County.
What area code is 94601?
Oakland uses area codes 510 and 341, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 94601 in?
94601 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 94601?
About 53,259 people live in ZIP code 94601, in 16,734 households, at 16,648.6 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 94601?
$72,359 a year, against $99,122 across California.
What ZIP codes are near 94601?
The closest are 94621 (1.8 mi), 94606 (1.8 mi), 94622 (1.8 mi), 94613 (2 mi) and 94602 (2.2 mi).
Is 94601 a PO Box ZIP code?
94601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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