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95638

ZIP 95638 is Herald, California, in Sacramento County; area code 209; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Sacramento
Population
2,517
Coordinates
38.3427, -121.0701
☼ Live from 95638 — Herald, CA

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Where 95638 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95638
  • 🔢 Type 95638 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEgSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,638 = 2 × 47819. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95637 (Guinda, CA, 74 mi away) and 95639 (Hood, CA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95638 becomes 83659, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35896, 35968, 35986, 36859, 38569, 38659, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96853 in Jbphh, HI, 2,480 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,207 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95638 and you would come out at 38.34°S, 58.93°E — 944 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 29m.
  • 📏 At 80.2 square miles of land, 95638 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,517This ZIP2,517
Households904This ZIP904
Housing units920This ZIP920
Median age47.9This ZIP47.9California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$91,500This ZIP$91,500California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$713,600This ZIP$713,600California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,670This ZIP$1,670California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%This ZIP19.2%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density31.4 / sq miThis ZIP31.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees150This ZIP150
Annual payroll$9,904,000This ZIP$9,904,000
Tax returns filed1,070This ZIP1,070
Total adjusted gross income$102,770,000This ZIP$102,770,000

Land area

Land area80.23 sq miThis ZIP80.23 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Other place names in 95638

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ZIP codes near 95638

ZIPCityDistance
95640 Ione, CA 7.0 mi
95693 Wilton, CA 9.0 mi
95227 Clements, CA 9.2 mi
95632 Galt, CA 11.3 mi
95254 Wallace, CA 11.4 mi
95683 Sloughhouse, CA 11.8 mi
95699 Drytown, CA 13.2 mi
95226 Campo Seco, CA 13.2 mi
95220 Acampo, CA 13.3 mi
95237 Lockeford, CA 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95638?

95638 is in Herald, California, in Sacramento County, part of the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3427, -121.0701.

What county is 95638 in?

95638 lies in Sacramento County.

What area code is 95638?

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

What time zone is 95638 in?

95638 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95638?

About 2,517 people live in ZIP code 95638, in 904 households, at 31.4 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 95638?

$91,500 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95638?

The closest are 95640 (7 mi), 95693 (9 mi), 95227 (9.2 mi), 95632 (11.3 mi) and 95254 (11.4 mi).

Is 95638 a PO Box ZIP code?

95638 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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