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94606

ZIP 94606 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
39,966
Coordinates
37.7914, -122.2445
☼ Live from 94606 — Oakland, CA

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Where 94606 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 94606
  • 🔢 Type 94606 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOghG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,606 = 2 × 47303. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000110001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94605 (Oakland, CA, 6 mi away) and 94607 (Oakland, CA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94606 becomes 60649 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chicago, IL, 1,850 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04669, 04966, 06469, 09646, 46069, 46960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09646 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,822 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,278 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94606 and you would come out at 37.79°S, 57.76°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 2.3 square miles of land, 94606 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,966This ZIP39,966
Households16,337This ZIP16,337
Housing units17,905This ZIP17,905
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$72,470This ZIP$72,470California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$802,700This ZIP$802,700California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,873This ZIP$1,873California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.0%This ZIP38.0%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density17,182.3 / sq miThis ZIP17,182.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments604This ZIP604
Employees5,139This ZIP5,139
Annual payroll$275,865,000This ZIP$275,865,000
Tax returns filed16,910This ZIP16,910
Total adjusted gross income$1,151,120,000This ZIP$1,151,120,000

Land area

Land area2.33 sq miThis ZIP2.33 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 94606

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ZIP codes near 94606

ZIPCityDistance
94622 Oakland, CA 0.8 mi
94610 Oakland, CA 1.5 mi
94612 Oakland, CA 1.7 mi
94604 Oakland, CA 1.7 mi
94623 Oakland, CA 1.7 mi
94624 Oakland, CA 1.7 mi
94649 Oakland, CA 1.7 mi
94659 Oakland, CA 1.7 mi
94660 Oakland, CA 1.7 mi
94661 Oakland, CA 1.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94606?

94606 is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7914, -122.2445.

What county is 94606 in?

94606 lies in Alameda County.

What area code is 94606?

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

What time zone is 94606 in?

94606 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94606?

About 39,966 people live in ZIP code 94606, in 16,337 households, at 17,182.3 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 94606?

$72,470 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94606?

The closest are 94622 (0.8 mi), 94610 (1.5 mi), 94612 (1.7 mi), 94604 (1.7 mi) and 94623 (1.7 mi).

Is 94606 a PO Box ZIP code?

94606 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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