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95062

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Santa Cruz
Population
35,607
Coordinates
36.9740, -121.9898
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Where 95062 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95062
  • 🔢 Type 95062 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgOSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,062 = 2 × 11 × 29 × 149. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111001101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95061 (Santa Cruz, CA, 2 mi away) and 95063 (Santa Cruz, CA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95062 becomes 26059 — and that is a real ZIP code: Triadelphia, WV, 2,227 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02659, 06259, 09265, 09625, 20659, 20695, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96520 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,706 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95062 and you would come out at 36.97°S, 58.01°E — 1,051 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 5.1 square miles of land, 95062 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,607This ZIP35,607
Households15,470This ZIP15,470
Housing units16,979This ZIP16,979
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$112,106This ZIP$112,106California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,076,500This ZIP$1,076,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,427This ZIP$2,427California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.8%This ZIP49.8%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density7,046.7 / sq miThis ZIP7,046.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,049This ZIP1,049
Employees10,018This ZIP10,018
Annual payroll$543,865,000This ZIP$543,865,000
Tax returns filed17,460This ZIP17,460
Total adjusted gross income$2,044,301,000This ZIP$2,044,301,000

Land area

Land area5.05 sq miThis ZIP5.05 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 95062

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ZIP codes near 95062

ZIPCityDistance
95063 Santa Cruz, CA 1.1 mi
95010 Capitola, CA 1.9 mi
95061 Santa Cruz, CA 2.3 mi
95064 Santa Cruz, CA 4.0 mi
95065 Santa Cruz, CA 4.0 mi
95001 Aptos, CA 5.1 mi
95067 Scotts Valley, CA 5.5 mi
95073 Soquel, CA 5.6 mi
95060 Santa Cruz, CA 6.1 mi
95041 Mount Hermon, CA 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95062?

95062 is in Santa Cruz, California, in Santa Cruz County, part of the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9740, -121.9898.

What county is 95062 in?

95062 lies in Santa Cruz County.

What area code is 95062?

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

What time zone is 95062 in?

95062 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95062?

About 35,607 people live in ZIP code 95062, in 15,470 households, at 7,046.7 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 95062?

$112,106 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95062?

The closest are 95063 (1.1 mi), 95010 (1.9 mi), 95061 (2.3 mi), 95064 (4 mi) and 95065 (4 mi).

Is 95062 a PO Box ZIP code?

95062 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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