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95065

ZIP 95065 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, 95062, 95063 and 95064.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Santa Cruz
Population
7,997
Coordinates
37.0322, -121.9844
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Where 95065 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95065
  • 🔢 Type 95065 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgOSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,065 = 5 × 19013. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111001101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95064 (Santa Cruz, CA, 5 mi away) and 95066 (Scotts Valley, CA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95065 becomes 56059, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09655, 50569, 50659, 55069, 55609, 55906, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96550 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,957 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,278 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95065 and you would come out at 37.03°S, 58.02°E — 1,047 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 10.9 square miles of land, 95065 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,997This ZIP7,997
Households2,898This ZIP2,898
Housing units3,102This ZIP3,102
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$153,222This ZIP$153,222California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,228,500This ZIP$1,228,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,746This ZIP$2,746California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.0%This ZIP53.0%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density730.8 / sq miThis ZIP730.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments276This ZIP276
Employees4,476This ZIP4,476
Annual payroll$388,472,000This ZIP$388,472,000
Tax returns filed3,960This ZIP3,960
Total adjusted gross income$583,009,000This ZIP$583,009,000

Land area

Land area10.94 sq miThis ZIP10.94 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 95065

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 95065

ZIPCityDistance
95067 Scotts Valley, CA 2.1 mi
95066 Scotts Valley, CA 2.9 mi
95073 Soquel, CA 3.0 mi
95063 Santa Cruz, CA 3.9 mi
95062 Santa Cruz, CA 4.0 mi
95010 Capitola, CA 4.2 mi
95041 Mount Hermon, CA 4.3 mi
95061 Santa Cruz, CA 4.8 mi
95064 Santa Cruz, CA 5.0 mi
95018 Felton, CA 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95065?

95065 is in Santa Cruz, California, in Santa Cruz County, part of the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0322, -121.9844.

What county is 95065 in?

95065 lies in Santa Cruz County.

What area code is 95065?

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

What time zone is 95065 in?

95065 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95065?

About 7,997 people live in ZIP code 95065, in 2,898 households, at 730.8 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 95065?

$153,222 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95065?

The closest are 95067 (2.1 mi), 95066 (2.9 mi), 95073 (3 mi), 95063 (3.9 mi) and 95062 (4 mi).

Is 95065 a PO Box ZIP code?

95065 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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