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94956

ZIP 94956 is Point Reyes Station, California, in Marin County; area codes 415 and 628; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Marin
Population
1,080
Coordinates
38.0215, -122.8182
☼ Live from 94956 — Point Reyes Station, CA

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Where 94956 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 94956
  • 🔢 Type 94956 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSGhG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,956 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 41 × 193. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111001011101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94955 (Petaluma, CA, 18 mi away) and 94957 (Ross, CA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94956 becomes 65949, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45699, 46959, 46995, 49659, 49965, 54969, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96549 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,568 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,305 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94956 and you would come out at 38.02°S, 57.18°E — 1,015 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 31m.
  • 📏 At 34.7 square miles of land, 94956 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,080This ZIP1,080
Households633This ZIP633
Housing units918This ZIP918
Median age71.5This ZIP71.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$82,205This ZIP$82,205California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,681,300This ZIP$1,681,300California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,990This ZIP$1,990California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.6%This ZIP60.6%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density31.1 / sq miThis ZIP31.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees675This ZIP675
Annual payroll$36,151,000This ZIP$36,151,000
Tax returns filed750This ZIP750
Total adjusted gross income$103,068,000This ZIP$103,068,000

Land area

Land area34.71 sq miThis ZIP34.71 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Other place names in 94956

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ZIP codes near 94956

ZIPCityDistance
94950 Olema, CA 3.1 mi
94938 Lagunitas, CA 4.9 mi
94924 Bolinas, CA 5.7 mi
94933 Forest Knolls, CA 7.1 mi
94946 Nicasio, CA 7.6 mi
94963 San Geronimo, CA 8.4 mi
94937 Inverness, CA 9.0 mi
94973 Woodacre, CA 9.8 mi
94970 Stinson Beach, CA 10.9 mi
94930 Fairfax, CA 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94956?

94956 is in Point Reyes Station, California, in Marin County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0215, -122.8182.

What county is 94956 in?

94956 lies in Marin County.

What area code is 94956?

Point Reyes Station uses area codes 415 and 628, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 94956 in?

94956 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94956?

About 1,080 people live in ZIP code 94956, in 633 households, at 31.1 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 94956?

$82,205 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94956?

The closest are 94950 (3.1 mi), 94938 (4.9 mi), 94924 (5.7 mi), 94933 (7.1 mi) and 94946 (7.6 mi).

Is 94956 a PO Box ZIP code?

94956 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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