94706
ZIP 94706 is Albany, California, mostly in Alameda County; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Alameda +1 more
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Population
- 19,969
- Coordinates
- 37.8897, -122.2959
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Where 94706 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.
- 🔢 Type 94706 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOLhG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 94,706 = 2 × 47353. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111000111110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94705 (Berkeley, CA, 4 mi away) and 94707 (Berkeley, CA, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 94706 becomes 60749, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04679, 04769, 04967, 04976, 06479, 06749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09746 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,975 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 94706 and you would come out at 37.89°S, 57.70°E — 1,007 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
- 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 94706 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 19,969This ZIP19,969 |
|---|---|
| Households | 7,945This ZIP7,945 |
| Housing units | 8,447This ZIP8,447 |
| Median age | 39.1This ZIP39.1California37.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $143,398This ZIP$143,398California$99,122US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $1,203,500This ZIP$1,203,500California$734,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,451This ZIP$2,451California$2,036US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 78.1%This ZIP78.1% |
| Mean commute | 31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min |
| Population density | 13,640.0 / sq miThis ZIP13,640.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 505This ZIP505 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 3,852This ZIP3,852 |
| Annual payroll | $175,943,000This ZIP$175,943,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 8,980This ZIP8,980 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,300,657,000This ZIP$1,300,657,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.46 sq miThis ZIP1.46 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Counties 94706 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Alameda County | 99.7% |
| Contra Costa County | 0.3% |
Other place names in 94706
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 94706
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
94707 | Berkeley, CA | 1.1 mi |
94702 | Berkeley, CA | 1.7 mi |
94712 | Berkeley, CA | 1.8 mi |
94709 | Berkeley, CA | 1.8 mi |
94710 | Berkeley, CA | 1.9 mi |
94701 | Berkeley, CA | 2.0 mi |
94708 | Berkeley, CA | 2.1 mi |
94703 | Berkeley, CA | 2.1 mi |
94530 | El Cerrito, CA | 2.2 mi |
94704 | Berkeley, CA | 2.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 94706?
94706 is in Albany, California, in Alameda County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8897, -122.2959.
What county is 94706 in?
94706 spans 2 counties: Alameda County and Contra Costa County. Most of it falls in Alameda County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What time zone is 94706 in?
94706 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 94706?
About 19,969 people live in ZIP code 94706, in 7,945 households, at 13,640.0 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 94706?
$143,398 a year, against $99,122 across California.
What ZIP codes are near 94706?
The closest are 94707 (1.1 mi), 94702 (1.7 mi), 94712 (1.8 mi), 94709 (1.8 mi) and 94710 (1.9 mi).
Is 94706 a PO Box ZIP code?
94706 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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