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95073

ZIP 95073 is Soquel, California, in Santa Cruz County; area code 831; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Santa Cruz
Population
11,639
Coordinates
37.0407, -121.9317
☼ Live from 95073 — Soquel, CA

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Where 95073 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95073
  • 🔢 Type 95073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,073 = 3 × 11 × 43 × 67. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111001101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95071 (Saratoga, CA, 16 mi away) and 95075 (Tres Pinos, CA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95073 becomes 37059 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dowelltown, TN, 1,990 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03579, 03597, 05739, 07395, 07935, 30597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03579 in Errol, NH, 2,664 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,275 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95073 and you would come out at 37.04°S, 58.07°E — 1,045 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 22.9 square miles of land, 95073 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,639This ZIP11,639
Households4,516This ZIP4,516
Housing units4,879This ZIP4,879
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$118,169This ZIP$118,169California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,062,800This ZIP$1,062,800California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,073This ZIP$2,073California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.4%This ZIP48.4%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density508.3 / sq miThis ZIP508.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments412This ZIP412
Employees3,802This ZIP3,802
Annual payroll$193,544,000This ZIP$193,544,000
Tax returns filed5,520This ZIP5,520
Total adjusted gross income$800,897,000This ZIP$800,897,000

Land area

Land area22.90 sq miThis ZIP22.90 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 95073

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

ZIP codes near 95073

ZIPCityDistance
95065 Santa Cruz, CA 3.0 mi
95003 Aptos, CA 3.8 mi
95067 Scotts Valley, CA 4.6 mi
95010 Capitola, CA 4.6 mi
95001 Aptos, CA 4.7 mi
95066 Scotts Valley, CA 4.9 mi
95062 Santa Cruz, CA 5.6 mi
95063 Santa Cruz, CA 6.0 mi
95041 Mount Hermon, CA 7.0 mi
95061 Santa Cruz, CA 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95073?

95073 is in Soquel, California, in Santa Cruz County, part of the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0407, -121.9317.

What county is 95073 in?

95073 lies in Santa Cruz County.

What area code is 95073?

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

What time zone is 95073 in?

95073 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95073?

About 11,639 people live in ZIP code 95073, in 4,516 households, at 508.3 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 95073?

$118,169 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95073?

The closest are 95065 (3 mi), 95003 (3.8 mi), 95067 (4.6 mi), 95010 (4.6 mi) and 95001 (4.7 mi).

Is 95073 a PO Box ZIP code?

95073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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