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95076

ZIP 95076 is in Watsonville, California, mostly in Santa Cruz County; area code 831; Pacific time. Watsonville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 95077.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Santa Cruz +2 more
Population
82,806
Coordinates
36.9458, -121.7561
☼ Live from 95076 — Watsonville, CA

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Where 95076 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 95076
  • 🔢 Type 95076 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLOSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,076 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 19 × 139. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111001101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95075 (Tres Pinos, CA, 33 mi away) and 95077 (Watsonville, CA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95076 becomes 67059 — and that is a real ZIP code: Haviland, KS, 1,243 miles away.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05679, 05769, 06759, 06795, 09765, 56097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09765 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,036 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,267 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95076 and you would come out at 36.95°S, 58.24°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 135.1 square miles of land, 95076 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 103 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population82,806This ZIP82,806
Households24,656This ZIP24,656
Housing units26,567This ZIP26,567
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$91,099This ZIP$91,099California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$808,900This ZIP$808,900California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,923This ZIP$1,923California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density613.0 / sq miThis ZIP613.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,524This ZIP1,524
Employees19,004This ZIP19,004
Annual payroll$1,207,456,000This ZIP$1,207,456,000
Tax returns filed36,480This ZIP36,480
Total adjusted gross income$2,724,577,000This ZIP$2,724,577,000

Land area

Land area135.09 sq miThis ZIP135.09 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq miThis ZIP0.99 sq mi

Counties 95076 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Santa Cruz County 74.5%
Monterey County 22.7%
Santa Clara County 2.9%

Other place names in 95076

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

ZIP codes near 95076

ZIPCityDistance
95019 Freedom, CA 1.7 mi
95077 Watsonville, CA 2.4 mi
95003 Aptos, CA 7.9 mi
95001 Aptos, CA 8.2 mi
95039 Moss Landing, CA 8.2 mi
95004 Aromas, CA 8.5 mi
95012 Castroville, CA 10.9 mi
95021 Gilroy, CA 11.1 mi
95010 Capitola, CA 11.2 mi
95073 Soquel, CA 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95076?

95076 is in Watsonville, California, in Santa Cruz County, part of the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9458, -121.7561.

What county is 95076 in?

95076 spans 3 counties: Santa Cruz County, Monterey County and Santa Clara County. Most of it falls in Santa Cruz County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 95076?

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

What time zone is 95076 in?

95076 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95076?

About 82,806 people live in ZIP code 95076, in 24,656 households, at 613.0 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 95076?

$91,099 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95076?

The closest are 95019 (1.7 mi), 95077 (2.4 mi), 95003 (7.9 mi), 95001 (8.2 mi) and 95039 (8.2 mi).

Is 95076 a PO Box ZIP code?

95076 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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