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95117

ZIP 95117 is in San Jose, California, in Santa Clara County; area codes 408 and 669; Pacific time. San Jose has 58 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Santa Clara
Population
26,953
Coordinates
37.3101, -121.9622
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Where 95117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95117
  • 🔢 Type 95117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIISG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,117 = 11 × 8647. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111001110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95116 (San Jose, CA, 7 mi away) and 95118 (San Jose, CA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95117 becomes 71159, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11579, 11795, 11957, 11975, 17519, 17951, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11957 in Orient, NY, 2,644 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,271 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95117 and you would come out at 37.31°S, 58.04°E — 1,030 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 2.3 square miles of land, 95117 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,953This ZIP26,953
Households10,422This ZIP10,422
Housing units11,366This ZIP11,366
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$116,348This ZIP$116,348California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,520,700This ZIP$1,520,700California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,355This ZIP$2,355California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.9%This ZIP46.9%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density11,617.7 / sq miThis ZIP11,617.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments425This ZIP425
Employees3,322This ZIP3,322
Annual payroll$257,995,000This ZIP$257,995,000
Tax returns filed13,460This ZIP13,460
Total adjusted gross income$1,675,160,000This ZIP$1,675,160,000

Land area

Land area2.32 sq miThis ZIP2.32 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 95117

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ZIP codes near 95117

ZIPCityDistance
95157 San Jose, CA 1.1 mi
95011 Campbell, CA 1.1 mi
95128 San Jose, CA 1.5 mi
95159 San Jose, CA 1.6 mi
95009 Campbell, CA 1.7 mi
95129 San Jose, CA 2.1 mi
95008 Campbell, CA 2.2 mi
95055 Santa Clara, CA 2.6 mi
95170 San Jose, CA 2.6 mi
95130 San Jose, CA 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95117?

95117 is in San Jose, California, in Santa Clara County, part of the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3101, -121.9622.

What county is 95117 in?

95117 lies in Santa Clara County.

What area code is 95117?

San Jose uses area codes 408 and 669, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 95117 in?

95117 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95117?

About 26,953 people live in ZIP code 95117, in 10,422 households, at 11,617.7 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 95117?

$116,348 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95117?

The closest are 95157 (1.1 mi), 95011 (1.1 mi), 95128 (1.5 mi), 95159 (1.6 mi) and 95009 (1.7 mi).

Is 95117 a PO Box ZIP code?

95117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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