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94971

ZIP 94971 is Tomales, California, in Marin County; area code 707; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Marin
Population
276
Coordinates
38.2330, -122.8970
☼ Live from 94971 — Tomales, CA

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Where 94971 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 94971
  • 🔢 Type 94971 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILGhG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 94,971 = 3 × 31657. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111001011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 94970 (Stinson Beach, CA, 25 mi away) and 94972 (Valley Ford, CA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 94971 becomes 17949 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mahanoy Plane, PA, 2,464 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17949, 19947, 47199, 47991, 49719, 49791, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19947 in Georgetown, DE, 2,540 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,306 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 94971 and you would come out at 38.23°S, 57.10°E — 1,006 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 22.2 square miles of land, 94971 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population276This ZIP276
Households77This ZIP77
Housing units166This ZIP166
Median age62.8This ZIP62.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$119,028This ZIP$119,028California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$883,500This ZIP$883,500California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher63.0%This ZIP63.0%
Mean commute14.1 minThis ZIP14.1 min
Population density12.4 / sq miThis ZIP12.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$1,416,000This ZIP$1,416,000

Land area

Land area22.17 sq miThis ZIP22.17 sq mi
Water area1.79 sq miThis ZIP1.79 sq mi

Other place names in 94971

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ZIP codes near 94971

ZIPCityDistance
94940 Marshall, CA 2.0 mi
94929 Dillon Beach, CA 3.8 mi
94952 Petaluma, CA 7.4 mi
94972 Valley Ford, CA 7.5 mi
94937 Inverness, CA 8.3 mi
94922 Bodega, CA 9.0 mi
94923 Bodega Bay, CA 10.5 mi
95472 Sebastopol, CA 11.6 mi
94931 Cotati, CA 11.7 mi
95473 Sebastopol, CA 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 94971?

94971 is in Tomales, California, in Marin County, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2330, -122.8970.

What county is 94971 in?

94971 lies in Marin County.

What area code is 94971?

Tomales uses area code 707, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 94971 in?

94971 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 94971?

About 276 people live in ZIP code 94971, in 77 households, at 12.4 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 94971?

$119,028 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 94971?

The closest are 94940 (2 mi), 94929 (3.8 mi), 94952 (7.4 mi), 94972 (7.5 mi) and 94937 (8.3 mi).

Is 94971 a PO Box ZIP code?

94971 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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