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94608

ZIP 94608 is in Emeryville, California, in Alameda County; area codes 510 and 341; Pacific time. Emeryville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 94662.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Alameda
Population
34,395
Coordinates
37.8368, -122.2891
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Where 94608 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 94608
  • 🔢 Type 94608 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOghG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,608 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 73. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000110010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94607 (Oakland, CA, 2 mi away) and 94609 (Oakland, CA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94608 becomes 80649 — and that is a real ZIP code: Orchard, CO, 985 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04986, 06489, 06498, 09468, 09648, 09846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09648 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,058 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,280 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94608 and you would come out at 37.84°S, 57.71°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 32m.
  • 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 94608 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,395This ZIP34,395
Households16,568This ZIP16,568
Housing units18,319This ZIP18,319
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$120,239This ZIP$120,239California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$849,600This ZIP$849,600California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,661This ZIP$2,661California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.3%This ZIP64.3%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density12,498.2 / sq miThis ZIP12,498.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,228This ZIP1,228
Employees34,469This ZIP34,469
Annual payroll$4,100,749,000This ZIP$4,100,749,000
Tax returns filed15,590This ZIP15,590
Total adjusted gross income$1,798,377,000This ZIP$1,798,377,000

Land area

Land area2.75 sq miThis ZIP2.75 sq mi
Water area0.81 sq miThis ZIP0.81 sq mi

Other place names in 94608

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ZIP codes near 94608

ZIPCityDistance
94662 Emeryville, CA 0.4 mi
94609 Oakland, CA 1.4 mi
94701 Berkeley, CA 1.7 mi
94703 Berkeley, CA 2.0 mi
94702 Berkeley, CA 2.0 mi
94710 Berkeley, CA 2.1 mi
94607 Oakland, CA 2.1 mi
94615 Oakland, CA 2.2 mi
94617 Oakland, CA 2.2 mi
94612 Oakland, CA 2.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94608?

94608 is in Emeryville, California, in Alameda County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8368, -122.2891.

What county is 94608 in?

94608 lies in Alameda County.

What area code is 94608?

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

What time zone is 94608 in?

94608 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94608?

About 34,395 people live in ZIP code 94608, in 16,568 households, at 12,498.2 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 94608?

$120,239 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94608?

The closest are 94662 (0.4 mi), 94609 (1.4 mi), 94701 (1.7 mi), 94703 (2 mi) and 94702 (2 mi).

Is 94608 a PO Box ZIP code?

94608 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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