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95255

ZIP 95255 is West Point, California, in Calaveras County; area code 209; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Calaveras
Metro area
none
Population
1,955
Coordinates
38.4199, -120.4800
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Where 95255 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95255
  • 🔢 Type 95255 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSZSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,255 = 5 × 19051. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010000010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95254 (Wallace, CA, 30 mi away) and 95257 (Wilseyville, CA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95255 becomes 55259, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25559, 29555, 52595, 55592, 55925, 55952, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29555 in Johnsonville, SC, 2,292 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,175 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95255 and you would come out at 38.42°S, 59.52°E — 922 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 44.1 square miles of land, 95255 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,955This ZIP1,955
Households860This ZIP860
Housing units1,040This ZIP1,040
Median age57.6This ZIP57.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$51,364This ZIP$51,364California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$275,700This ZIP$275,700California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,175This ZIP$1,175California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%This ZIP17.1%
Mean commute51.2 minThis ZIP51.2 min
Population density44.3 / sq miThis ZIP44.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees62This ZIP62
Annual payroll$3,007,000This ZIP$3,007,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$42,139,000This ZIP$42,139,000

Land area

Land area44.13 sq miThis ZIP44.13 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 95255

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

ZIP codes near 95255

ZIPCityDistance
95257 Wilseyville, CA 2.8 mi
95232 Glencoe, CA 6.7 mi
95248 Rail Road Flat, CA 7.1 mi
95689 Volcano, CA 8.1 mi
95665 Pine Grove, CA 9.5 mi
95684 Somerset, CA 10.2 mi
95245 Mokelumne Hill, CA 10.7 mi
95666 Pioneer, CA 11.7 mi
95246 Mountain Ranch, CA 11.8 mi
95629 Fiddletown, CA 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95255?

95255 is in West Point, California, in Calaveras County. Its published point location is 38.4199, -120.4800.

What county is 95255 in?

95255 lies in Calaveras County.

What area code is 95255?

West Point uses area code 209, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 95255 in?

95255 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95255?

About 1,955 people live in ZIP code 95255, in 860 households, at 44.3 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 95255?

$51,364 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95255?

The closest are 95257 (2.8 mi), 95232 (6.7 mi), 95248 (7.1 mi), 95689 (8.1 mi) and 95665 (9.5 mi).

Is 95255 a PO Box ZIP code?

95255 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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