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94947

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Marin
Population
24,100
Coordinates
38.1062, -122.6250
☼ Live from 94947 — Novato, CA

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Where 94947 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 94947
  • 🔢 Type 94947 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhGhG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,947 = 3 × 31649. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111001011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94946 (Nicasio, CA, 4 mi away) and 94948 (Novato, CA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94947 becomes 74949 — and that is a real ZIP code: Muse, OK, 1,561 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44799, 47949, 47994, 49749, 49947, 74949, …). The farthest-flung twin is 44799 in Canton, OH, 2,188 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,293 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94947 and you would come out at 38.11°S, 57.38°E — 1,004 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 21.9 square miles of land, 94947 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,100This ZIP24,100
Households8,854This ZIP8,854
Housing units9,369This ZIP9,369
Median age47.6This ZIP47.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$128,766This ZIP$128,766California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,017,600This ZIP$1,017,600California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,607This ZIP$2,607California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.1%This ZIP47.1%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density1,098.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,098.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments498This ZIP498
Employees3,492This ZIP3,492
Annual payroll$212,484,000This ZIP$212,484,000
Tax returns filed12,020This ZIP12,020
Total adjusted gross income$1,669,264,000This ZIP$1,669,264,000

Land area

Land area21.94 sq miThis ZIP21.94 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 94947

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ZIP codes near 94947

ZIPCityDistance
94998 Novato, CA 3.2 mi
94948 Novato, CA 4.1 mi
94945 Novato, CA 4.1 mi
94915 San Rafael, CA 4.2 mi
94946 Nicasio, CA 4.4 mi
94973 Woodacre, CA 6.5 mi
94903 San Rafael, CA 6.8 mi
94933 Forest Knolls, CA 7.0 mi
94963 San Geronimo, CA 7.1 mi
94949 Novato, CA 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94947?

94947 is in Novato, California, in Marin County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1062, -122.6250.

What county is 94947 in?

94947 lies in Marin County.

What area code is 94947?

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

What time zone is 94947 in?

94947 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94947?

About 24,100 people live in ZIP code 94947, in 8,854 households, at 1,098.7 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 94947?

$128,766 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94947?

The closest are 94998 (3.2 mi), 94948 (4.1 mi), 94945 (4.1 mi), 94915 (4.2 mi) and 94946 (4.4 mi).

Is 94947 a PO Box ZIP code?

94947 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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