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94949

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Marin
Population
17,787
Coordinates
38.0601, -122.5064
☼ Live from 94949 — Novato, CA

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Where 94949 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 94949
  • 🔢 Type 94949 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhGhG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆94949 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ 94949 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111001011100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94948 (Novato, CA, 7 mi away) and 94950 (Olema, CA, 14 mi away).
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,288 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94949 and you would come out at 38.06°S, 57.49°E — 1,003 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 13.4 square miles of land, 94949 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,787This ZIP17,787
Households6,955This ZIP6,955
Housing units7,359This ZIP7,359
Median age47.5This ZIP47.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$120,758This ZIP$120,758California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,150,500This ZIP$1,150,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,760This ZIP$2,760California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.7%This ZIP50.7%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density1,328.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,328.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments614This ZIP614
Employees10,558This ZIP10,558
Annual payroll$1,299,366,000This ZIP$1,299,366,000
Tax returns filed8,700This ZIP8,700
Total adjusted gross income$1,341,485,000This ZIP$1,341,485,000

Land area

Land area13.39 sq miThis ZIP13.39 sq mi
Water area1.41 sq miThis ZIP1.41 sq mi

Other place names in 94949

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ZIP codes near 94949

ZIPCityDistance
94915 San Rafael, CA 3.0 mi
94903 San Rafael, CA 3.9 mi
94945 Novato, CA 5.0 mi
94998 Novato, CA 5.2 mi
94901 San Rafael, CA 5.5 mi
94960 San Anselmo, CA 5.9 mi
94912 San Rafael, CA 6.1 mi
94913 San Rafael, CA 6.1 mi
94979 San Anselmo, CA 6.6 mi
94978 Fairfax, CA 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94949?

94949 is in Novato, California, in Marin County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0601, -122.5064.

What county is 94949 in?

94949 lies in Marin County.

What area code is 94949?

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

What time zone is 94949 in?

94949 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94949?

About 17,787 people live in ZIP code 94949, in 6,955 households, at 1,328.0 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 94949?

$120,758 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94949?

The closest are 94915 (3 mi), 94903 (3.9 mi), 94945 (5 mi), 94998 (5.2 mi) and 94901 (5.5 mi).

Is 94949 a PO Box ZIP code?

94949 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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