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94612

ZIP 94612 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
18,175
Coordinates
37.8077, -122.2669
☼ Live from 94612 — Oakland, CA

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Where 94612 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 94612
  • 🔢 Type 94612 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIghG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,612 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 31 × 109. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000110010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94611 (Oakland, CA, 3 mi away) and 94613 (Oakland, CA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94612 becomes 21649 — and that is a real ZIP code: Marydel, MD, 2,488 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12469, 12496, 12946, 12964, 14269, 14692, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96214 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,642 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94612 and you would come out at 37.81°S, 57.73°E — 1,010 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 0.958 square miles of land, 94612 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 464 football fields.
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People and housing

Population18,175This ZIP18,175
Households11,097This ZIP11,097
Housing units12,949This ZIP12,949
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$74,037This ZIP$74,037California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$827,800This ZIP$827,800California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,960This ZIP$1,960California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.2%This ZIP56.2%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density18,971.8 / sq miThis ZIP18,971.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,716This ZIP1,716
Employees43,353This ZIP43,353
Annual payroll$6,042,479,000This ZIP$6,042,479,000
Tax returns filed9,700This ZIP9,700
Total adjusted gross income$1,095,658,000This ZIP$1,095,658,000

Land area

Land area0.96 sq miThis ZIP0.96 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 94612

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ZIP codes near 94612

ZIPCityDistance
94617 Oakland, CA 0.3 mi
94604 Oakland, CA 0.3 mi
94623 Oakland, CA 0.3 mi
94624 Oakland, CA 0.3 mi
94649 Oakland, CA 0.3 mi
94659 Oakland, CA 0.3 mi
94660 Oakland, CA 0.3 mi
94661 Oakland, CA 0.3 mi
94666 Oakland, CA 0.3 mi
94610 Oakland, CA 1.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94612?

94612 is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8077, -122.2669.

What county is 94612 in?

94612 lies in Alameda County.

What area code is 94612?

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

What time zone is 94612 in?

94612 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94612?

About 18,175 people live in ZIP code 94612, in 11,097 households, at 18,971.8 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 94612?

$74,037 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94612?

The closest are 94617 (0.3 mi), 94604 (0.3 mi), 94623 (0.3 mi), 94624 (0.3 mi) and 94649 (0.3 mi).

Is 94612 a PO Box ZIP code?

94612 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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