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95060

ZIP 95060 is in Santa Cruz, California, in Santa Cruz County; area code 831; Pacific time. Santa Cruz has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 95061, 95062, 95063, 95064 and 95065.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Santa Cruz
Population
46,268
Coordinates
36.9932, -122.0984
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Where 95060 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95060
  • 🔢 Type 95060 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgOSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,060 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 7 × 97. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111001101010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95056 (Santa Clara, CA, 29 mi away) and 95061 (Santa Cruz, CA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95060 becomes 06059 — and that is a real ZIP code: North Canton, CT, 2,611 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00659, 00956, 00965, 05069, 05609, 05906, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09605 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,507 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,284 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95060 and you would come out at 36.99°S, 57.90°E — 1,053 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 54.5 square miles of land, 95060 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,268This ZIP46,268
Households18,415This ZIP18,415
Housing units20,417This ZIP20,417
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$108,591This ZIP$108,591California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,207,200This ZIP$1,207,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,454This ZIP$2,454California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.7%This ZIP54.7%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density848.2 / sq miThis ZIP848.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,584This ZIP1,584
Employees20,773This ZIP20,773
Annual payroll$1,344,463,000This ZIP$1,344,463,000
Tax returns filed19,800This ZIP19,800
Total adjusted gross income$2,662,041,000This ZIP$2,662,041,000

Land area

Land area54.55 sq miThis ZIP54.55 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 95060

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ZIP codes near 95060

ZIPCityDistance
95064 Santa Cruz, CA 2.2 mi
95061 Santa Cruz, CA 4.0 mi
95041 Mount Hermon, CA 4.5 mi
95063 Santa Cruz, CA 5.0 mi
95062 Santa Cruz, CA 6.1 mi
95067 Scotts Valley, CA 6.2 mi
95018 Felton, CA 6.6 mi
95065 Santa Cruz, CA 6.8 mi
95066 Scotts Valley, CA 6.9 mi
95005 Ben Lomond, CA 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95060?

95060 is in Santa Cruz, California, in Santa Cruz County, part of the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9932, -122.0984.

What county is 95060 in?

95060 lies in Santa Cruz County.

What area code is 95060?

Santa Cruz uses area code 831, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 95060 in?

95060 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95060?

About 46,268 people live in ZIP code 95060, in 18,415 households, at 848.2 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 95060?

$108,591 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95060?

The closest are 95064 (2.2 mi), 95061 (4 mi), 95041 (4.5 mi), 95063 (5 mi) and 95062 (6.1 mi).

Is 95060 a PO Box ZIP code?

95060 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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