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94609

ZIP 94609 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
23,928
Coordinates
37.8348, -122.2642
☼ Live from 94609 — Oakland, CA

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Where 94609 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 94609
  • 🔢 Type 94609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOghG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,609 = 37 × 2557. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94608 (Emeryville, CA, 1 mi away) and 94610 (Oakland, CA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94609 becomes 90649, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04969, 09469, 09694, 46990, 49096, 49690, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96409 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,965 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% 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 94609 and you would come out at 37.83°S, 57.74°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 1.7 square miles of land, 94609 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,928This ZIP23,928
Households11,049This ZIP11,049
Housing units12,042This ZIP12,042
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$107,834This ZIP$107,834California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,207,700This ZIP$1,207,700California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,222This ZIP$2,222California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.1%This ZIP65.1%
Mean commute30.3 minThis ZIP30.3 min
Population density14,371.2 / sq miThis ZIP14,371.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments820This ZIP820
Employees12,431This ZIP12,431
Annual payroll$1,359,979,000This ZIP$1,359,979,000
Tax returns filed11,420This ZIP11,420
Total adjusted gross income$1,372,224,000This ZIP$1,372,224,000

Land area

Land area1.67 sq miThis ZIP1.67 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 94609

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ZIP codes near 94609

ZIPCityDistance
94662 Emeryville, CA 1.2 mi
94608 Emeryville, CA 1.4 mi
94618 Oakland, CA 1.6 mi
94612 Oakland, CA 1.9 mi
94617 Oakland, CA 1.9 mi
94620 Piedmont, CA 1.9 mi
94610 Oakland, CA 2.0 mi
94703 Berkeley, CA 2.1 mi
94604 Oakland, CA 2.1 mi
94623 Oakland, CA 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94609?

94609 is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8348, -122.2642.

What county is 94609 in?

94609 lies in Alameda County.

What area code is 94609?

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

What time zone is 94609 in?

94609 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94609?

About 23,928 people live in ZIP code 94609, in 11,049 households, at 14,371.2 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 94609?

$107,834 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94609?

The closest are 94662 (1.2 mi), 94608 (1.4 mi), 94618 (1.6 mi), 94612 (1.9 mi) and 94617 (1.9 mi).

Is 94609 a PO Box ZIP code?

94609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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