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Where 95251 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.
- 🔢 Type 95251 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISZSG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 95,251 = 13 × 17 × 431. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111010000010011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95249 (San Andreas, CA, 12 mi away) and 95252 (Valley Springs, CA, 22 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 95251 becomes 15259 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pittsburgh, PA, 2,150 miles away.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12955, 15259, 15295, 15925, 15952, 19255, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12955 in Lyon Mountain, NY, 2,419 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
- 🎯1,179 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95251 and you would come out at 38.08°S, 59.55°E — 942 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 12.2 square miles of land, 95251 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.3 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 701This ZIP701 |
|---|---|
| Households | 364This ZIP364 |
| Housing units | 425This ZIP425 |
| Median age | 52.6This ZIP52.6California37.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $127,775This ZIP$127,775California$99,122US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $561,000This ZIP$561,000California$734,700US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.8%This ZIP31.8% |
| Mean commute | 31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min |
| Population density | 57.4 / sq miThis ZIP57.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 22This ZIP22 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 83This ZIP83 |
| Annual payroll | $3,651,000This ZIP$3,651,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 300This ZIP300 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $20,984,000This ZIP$20,984,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 12.22 sq miThis ZIP12.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 95251
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 95251
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
95229 | Douglas Flat, CA | 2.4 mi |
95247 | Murphys, CA | 3.9 mi |
95310 | Columbia, CA | 4.1 mi |
95221 | Altaville, CA | 5.2 mi |
95222 | Angels Camp, CA | 7.7 mi |
95233 | Hathaway Pines, CA | 8.7 mi |
95370 | Sonora, CA | 8.8 mi |
95373 | Standard, CA | 11.0 mi |
95249 | San Andreas, CA | 11.8 mi |
95246 | Mountain Ranch, CA | 11.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 95251?
95251 is in Vallecito, California, in Calaveras County. Its published point location is 38.0801, -120.4536.
What county is 95251 in?
95251 lies in Calaveras County.
What area code is 95251?
Vallecito uses area code 209, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 95251 in?
95251 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 95251?
About 701 people live in ZIP code 95251, in 364 households, at 57.4 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 95251?
$127,775 a year, against $99,122 across California.
What ZIP codes are near 95251?
The closest are 95229 (2.4 mi), 95247 (3.9 mi), 95310 (4.1 mi), 95221 (5.2 mi) and 95222 (7.7 mi).
Is 95251 a PO Box ZIP code?
95251 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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