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94708

ZIP 94708 is in Berkeley, California, mostly in Contra Costa County; Pacific time. Berkeley has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Contra Costa +1 more
Population
11,947
Coordinates
37.9031, -122.2619
☼ Live from 94708 — Berkeley, CA

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Where 94708 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 94708
  • 🔢 Type 94708 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOLhG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,708 = 2 × 2 × 23677. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000111110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94707 (Berkeley, CA, 1 mi away) and 94709 (Berkeley, CA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94708 becomes 80749 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sedgwick, CO, 1,070 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 07849, 09847, 09874, 47809, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,054 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,277 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94708 and you would come out at 37.90°S, 57.74°E — 1,005 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 3.3 square miles of land, 94708 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,947This ZIP11,947
Households4,800This ZIP4,800
Housing units5,105This ZIP5,105
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$234,923This ZIP$234,923California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,593,000This ZIP$1,593,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,051This ZIP$3,051California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher87.5%This ZIP87.5%
Mean commute36.6 minThis ZIP36.6 min
Population density3,587.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,587.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments204This ZIP204
Employees739This ZIP739
Annual payroll$59,606,000This ZIP$59,606,000
Tax returns filed5,730This ZIP5,730
Total adjusted gross income$1,521,285,000This ZIP$1,521,285,000

Land area

Land area3.33 sq miThis ZIP3.33 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 94708 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Contra Costa County 58.4%
Alameda County 41.6%

Other place names in 94708

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 94708

ZIPCityDistance
94707 Berkeley, CA 1.0 mi
94709 Berkeley, CA 1.7 mi
94706 Albany, CA 2.1 mi
94720 Berkeley, CA 2.2 mi
94712 Berkeley, CA 2.3 mi
94530 El Cerrito, CA 2.4 mi
94704 Berkeley, CA 2.5 mi
94703 Berkeley, CA 2.8 mi
94702 Berkeley, CA 2.9 mi
94705 Berkeley, CA 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94708?

94708 is in Berkeley, California, in Contra Costa County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9031, -122.2619.

What county is 94708 in?

94708 spans 2 counties: Contra Costa County and Alameda County. Most of it falls in Contra Costa 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 94708 in?

94708 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94708?

About 11,947 people live in ZIP code 94708, in 4,800 households, at 3,587.7 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 94708?

$234,923 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94708?

The closest are 94707 (1 mi), 94709 (1.7 mi), 94706 (2.1 mi), 94720 (2.2 mi) and 94712 (2.3 mi).

Is 94708 a PO Box ZIP code?

94708 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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