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94709

ZIP 94709 is in Berkeley, California, in Alameda County; Pacific time. Berkeley has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Alameda
Population
12,146
Coordinates
37.8783, -122.2663
☼ Live from 94709 — Berkeley, CA

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Where 94709 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 94709
  • 🔢 Type 94709 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOLhG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 94709 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000111110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94708 (Berkeley, CA, 2 mi away) and 94710 (Berkeley, CA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94709 becomes 90749 — and that is a real ZIP code: Carson, CA, 360 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04979, 09497, 09749, 40979, 40997, 47909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09749 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,976 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 94709 and you would come out at 37.88°S, 57.73°E — 1,006 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 0.676 square miles of land, 94709 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 327 football fields.
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People and housing

Population12,146This ZIP12,146
Households5,429This ZIP5,429
Housing units6,326This ZIP6,326
Median age30.4This ZIP30.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$89,054This ZIP$89,054California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,375,000This ZIP$1,375,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,042This ZIP$2,042California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher79.9%This ZIP79.9%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density17,967.5 / sq miThis ZIP17,967.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments340This ZIP340
Employees2,891This ZIP2,891
Annual payroll$179,361,000This ZIP$179,361,000
Tax returns filed4,490This ZIP4,490
Total adjusted gross income$618,954,000This ZIP$618,954,000

Land area

Land area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 94709

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ZIP codes near 94709

ZIPCityDistance
94712 Berkeley, CA 0.6 mi
94704 Berkeley, CA 0.9 mi
94720 Berkeley, CA 0.9 mi
94703 Berkeley, CA 1.1 mi
94702 Berkeley, CA 1.4 mi
94707 Berkeley, CA 1.6 mi
94708 Berkeley, CA 1.7 mi
94705 Berkeley, CA 1.8 mi
94706 Albany, CA 1.8 mi
94701 Berkeley, CA 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94709?

94709 is in Berkeley, California, in Alameda County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8783, -122.2663.

What county is 94709 in?

94709 lies in Alameda County.

What time zone is 94709 in?

94709 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94709?

About 12,146 people live in ZIP code 94709, in 5,429 households, at 17,967.5 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 94709?

$89,054 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94709?

The closest are 94712 (0.6 mi), 94704 (0.9 mi), 94720 (0.9 mi), 94703 (1.1 mi) and 94702 (1.4 mi).

Is 94709 a PO Box ZIP code?

94709 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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