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95242

ZIP 95242 is in Lodi, California, in San Joaquin County; area codes 209 and 350; Pacific time. Lodi has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 95240 and 95241.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Joaquin
Metro area
Stockton-Lodi, CA
Population
28,427
Coordinates
38.1371, -121.3845
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Where 95242 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95242
  • 🔢 Type 95242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,242 = 2 × 7 × 6803. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010000001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95241 (Lodi, CA, 6 mi away) and 95245 (Mokelumne Hill, CA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95242 becomes 24259, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22945, 24529, 24592, 24925, 25942, 29425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29425 in Charleston, SC, 2,341 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,227 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95242 and you would come out at 38.14°S, 58.62°E — 965 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 90.9 square miles of land, 95242 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,427This ZIP28,427
Households10,691This ZIP10,691
Housing units11,441This ZIP11,441
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$104,721This ZIP$104,721California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$567,100This ZIP$567,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,993This ZIP$1,993California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%This ZIP33.6%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density312.8 / sq miThis ZIP312.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments562This ZIP562
Employees7,950This ZIP7,950
Annual payroll$373,176,000This ZIP$373,176,000
Tax returns filed13,400This ZIP13,400
Total adjusted gross income$1,308,837,000This ZIP$1,308,837,000

Land area

Land area90.87 sq miThis ZIP90.87 sq mi
Water area1.82 sq miThis ZIP1.82 sq mi

Other place names in 95242

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

ZIP codes near 95242

ZIPCityDistance
95258 Woodbridge, CA 4.8 mi
95241 Lodi, CA 6.1 mi
95209 Stockton, CA 6.5 mi
95686 Thornton, CA 7.5 mi
95210 Stockton, CA 8.7 mi
95269 Stockton, CA 8.8 mi
95220 Acampo, CA 9.2 mi
95219 Stockton, CA 9.8 mi
95297 Stockton, CA 9.9 mi
95207 Stockton, CA 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95242?

95242 is in Lodi, California, in San Joaquin County, part of the Stockton-Lodi, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1371, -121.3845.

What county is 95242 in?

95242 lies in San Joaquin County.

What area code is 95242?

Lodi uses area codes 209 and 350, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 95242 in?

95242 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95242?

About 28,427 people live in ZIP code 95242, in 10,691 households, at 312.8 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 95242?

$104,721 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95242?

The closest are 95258 (4.8 mi), 95241 (6.1 mi), 95209 (6.5 mi), 95686 (7.5 mi) and 95210 (8.7 mi).

Is 95242 a PO Box ZIP code?

95242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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