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95542

ZIP 95542 is Garberville, California, mostly in Humboldt County; area code 707; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Humboldt +1 more
Metro area
Eureka-Arcata, CA
Population
2,463
Coordinates
40.0933, -123.7598
☼ Live from 95542 — Garberville, CA

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Where 95542 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95542
  • 🔢 Type 95542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,542 = 2 × 23 × 31 × 67. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010100110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95540 (Fortuna, CA, 38 mi away) and 95543 (Gasquet, CA, 124 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95542 becomes 24559, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24595, 29455, 29545, 29554, 49255, 49525, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29545 in Green Sea, SC, 2,475 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,329 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95542 and you would come out at 40.09°S, 56.24°E — 935 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 219.5 square miles of land, 95542 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 167 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,463This ZIP2,463
Households1,202This ZIP1,202
Housing units1,414This ZIP1,414
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$46,104This ZIP$46,104California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$395,500This ZIP$395,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,332This ZIP$1,332California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density11.2 / sq miThis ZIP11.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees552This ZIP552
Annual payroll$25,439,000This ZIP$25,439,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$37,385,000This ZIP$37,385,000

Land area

Land area219.53 sq miThis ZIP219.53 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 95542 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Humboldt County 97.2%
Mendocino County 2.8%

Other place names in 95542

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

ZIP codes near 95542

ZIPCityDistance
95560 Redway, CA 5.4 mi
95559 Phillipsville, CA 6.7 mi
95587 Piercy, CA 8.5 mi
95511 Alderpoint, CA 10.6 mi
95553 Miranda, CA 11.1 mi
95589 Whitethorn, CA 11.8 mi
95554 Myers Flat, CA 14.1 mi
95514 Blocksburg, CA 14.3 mi
95585 Leggett, CA 16.9 mi
95569 Redcrest, CA 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95542?

95542 is in Garberville, California, in Humboldt County, part of the Eureka-Arcata, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0933, -123.7598.

What county is 95542 in?

95542 spans 2 counties: Humboldt County and Mendocino County. Most of it falls in Humboldt County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 95542?

Garberville uses area code 707, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 95542 in?

95542 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95542?

About 2,463 people live in ZIP code 95542, in 1,202 households, at 11.2 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 95542?

$46,104 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95542?

The closest are 95560 (5.4 mi), 95559 (6.7 mi), 95587 (8.5 mi), 95511 (10.6 mi) and 95553 (11.1 mi).

Is 95542 a PO Box ZIP code?

95542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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