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94605

ZIP 94605 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
Population
44,103
Coordinates
37.7614, -122.1502
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Where 94605 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 94605
  • 🔢 Type 94605 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOghG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,605 = 3 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 53. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94604 (Oakland, CA, 7 mi away) and 94606 (Oakland, CA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94605 becomes 50649 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kesley, IA, 1,571 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04956, 04965, 05469, 05649, 06459, 06495, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96450 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,005 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,274 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94605 and you would come out at 37.76°S, 57.85°E — 1,009 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 8.8 square miles of land, 94605 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,103This ZIP44,103
Households16,594This ZIP16,594
Housing units17,618This ZIP17,618
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$106,068This ZIP$106,068California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$849,300This ZIP$849,300California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,902This ZIP$1,902California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.9%This ZIP43.9%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density4,994.7 / sq miThis ZIP4,994.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments459This ZIP459
Employees3,593This ZIP3,593
Annual payroll$170,197,000This ZIP$170,197,000
Tax returns filed19,730This ZIP19,730
Total adjusted gross income$1,940,435,000This ZIP$1,940,435,000

Land area

Land area8.83 sq miThis ZIP8.83 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 94605

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ZIP codes near 94605

ZIPCityDistance
94603 Oakland, CA 2.1 mi
94619 Oakland, CA 2.2 mi
94613 Oakland, CA 2.2 mi
94546 Castro Valley, CA 2.8 mi
94577 San Leandro, CA 3.3 mi
94621 Oakland, CA 3.4 mi
94614 Oakland, CA 3.8 mi
94601 Oakland, CA 3.9 mi
94578 San Leandro, CA 4.0 mi
94602 Oakland, CA 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94605?

94605 is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7614, -122.1502.

What county is 94605 in?

94605 lies in Alameda County.

What area code is 94605?

Oakland uses area codes 510 and 341, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 94605 in?

94605 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94605?

About 44,103 people live in ZIP code 94605, in 16,594 households, at 4,994.7 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 94605?

$106,068 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94605?

The closest are 94603 (2.1 mi), 94619 (2.2 mi), 94613 (2.2 mi), 94546 (2.8 mi) and 94577 (3.3 mi).

Is 94605 a PO Box ZIP code?

94605 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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