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94945

ZIP 94945 is in Novato, California, in Marin County; area codes 415 and 628; Pacific time. Novato has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 94947, 94948, 94949 and 94998.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Marin
Population
17,635
Coordinates
38.1227, -122.5531
☼ Live from 94945 — Novato, CA

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Where 94945 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 94945
  • 🔢 Type 94945 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShGhG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,945 = 5 × 17 × 1117. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111001011100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94942 (Mill Valley, CA, 15 mi away) and 94946 (Nicasio, CA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94945 becomes 54949 — and that is a real ZIP code: Manawa, WI, 1,787 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49459, 49945, 54499, 54949, 94549, 94954, …). The farthest-flung twin is 49459 in Walkerville, MI, 1,926 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,289 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94945 and you would come out at 38.12°S, 57.45°E — 1,001 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 23.1 square miles of land, 94945 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,635This ZIP17,635
Households7,081This ZIP7,081
Housing units7,343This ZIP7,343
Median age49.6This ZIP49.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$107,790This ZIP$107,790California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,124,100This ZIP$1,124,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,326This ZIP$2,326California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.1%This ZIP52.1%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density765.1 / sq miThis ZIP765.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments763This ZIP763
Employees8,667This ZIP8,667
Annual payroll$626,709,000This ZIP$626,709,000
Tax returns filed8,790This ZIP8,790
Total adjusted gross income$1,324,613,000This ZIP$1,324,613,000

Land area

Land area23.05 sq miThis ZIP23.05 sq mi
Water area0.77 sq miThis ZIP0.77 sq mi

Other place names in 94945

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ZIP codes near 94945

ZIPCityDistance
94998 Novato, CA 0.9 mi
94948 Novato, CA 2.1 mi
94915 San Rafael, CA 3.4 mi
94947 Novato, CA 4.1 mi
94949 Novato, CA 5.0 mi
94903 San Rafael, CA 7.0 mi
94954 Petaluma, CA 7.8 mi
94946 Nicasio, CA 8.4 mi
94960 San Anselmo, CA 8.8 mi
94953 Petaluma, CA 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94945?

94945 is in Novato, California, in Marin County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1227, -122.5531.

What county is 94945 in?

94945 lies in Marin County.

What area code is 94945?

Novato uses area codes 415 and 628, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 94945 in?

94945 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94945?

About 17,635 people live in ZIP code 94945, in 7,081 households, at 765.1 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 94945?

$107,790 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94945?

The closest are 94998 (0.9 mi), 94948 (2.1 mi), 94915 (3.4 mi), 94947 (4.1 mi) and 94949 (5 mi).

Is 94945 a PO Box ZIP code?

94945 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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