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95246

ZIP 95246 is Mountain Ranch, California, in Calaveras County; area code 209; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Calaveras
Metro area
none
Population
1,672
Coordinates
38.2497, -120.4889
☼ Live from 95246 — Mountain Ranch, CA

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Where 95246 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95246
  • 🔢 Type 95246 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghZSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,246 = 2 × 47623. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010000001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95245 (Mokelumne Hill, CA, 7 mi away) and 95247 (Murphys, CA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95246 becomes 64259, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24569, 25649, 29456, 29465, 29546, 29564, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96452 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,067 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,178 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95246 and you would come out at 38.25°S, 59.51°E — 932 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 69.1 square miles of land, 95246 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,672This ZIP1,672
Households624This ZIP624
Housing units769This ZIP769
Median age53.7This ZIP53.7California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$98,269This ZIP$98,269California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$417,100This ZIP$417,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,297This ZIP$1,297California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%This ZIP21.9%
Mean commute45.8 minThis ZIP45.8 min
Population density24.2 / sq miThis ZIP24.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees114This ZIP114
Annual payroll$4,261,000This ZIP$4,261,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$46,043,000This ZIP$46,043,000

Land area

Land area69.07 sq miThis ZIP69.07 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 95246

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ZIP codes near 95246

ZIPCityDistance
95248 Rail Road Flat, CA 4.9 mi
95245 Mokelumne Hill, CA 7.5 mi
95233 Hathaway Pines, CA 7.9 mi
95249 San Andreas, CA 8.2 mi
95247 Murphys, CA 8.2 mi
95232 Glencoe, CA 9.0 mi
95257 Wilseyville, CA 9.1 mi
95224 Avery, CA 9.1 mi
95229 Douglas Flat, CA 9.5 mi
95255 West Point, CA 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95246?

95246 is in Mountain Ranch, California, in Calaveras County. Its published point location is 38.2497, -120.4889.

What county is 95246 in?

95246 lies in Calaveras County.

What area code is 95246?

Mountain Ranch uses area code 209, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 95246 in?

95246 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95246?

About 1,672 people live in ZIP code 95246, in 624 households, at 24.2 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 95246?

$98,269 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95246?

The closest are 95248 (4.9 mi), 95245 (7.5 mi), 95233 (7.9 mi), 95249 (8.2 mi) and 95247 (8.2 mi).

Is 95246 a PO Box ZIP code?

95246 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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