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Where 95642 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 95642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgSG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 95,642 = 2 × 17 × 29 × 97. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111010110011010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95641 (Isleton, CA, 47 mi away) and 95644 (Kit Carson, CA, 42 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 95642 becomes 24659, 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, 7,051 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
- 🎯1,191 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95642 and you would come out at 38.34°S, 59.24°E — 935 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 66.5 square miles of land, 95642 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 7,135This ZIP7,135 |
|---|---|
| Households | 3,205This ZIP3,205 |
| Housing units | 3,582This ZIP3,582 |
| Median age | 51.0This ZIP51.0California37.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $81,438This ZIP$81,438California$99,122US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $456,100This ZIP$456,100California$734,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,419This ZIP$1,419California$2,036US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.6%This ZIP24.6% |
| Mean commute | 28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min |
| Population density | 107.3 / sq miThis ZIP107.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 362This ZIP362 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 4,401This ZIP4,401 |
| Annual payroll | $228,513,000This ZIP$228,513,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 3,560This ZIP3,560 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $305,842,000This ZIP$305,842,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 66.49 sq miThis ZIP66.49 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.87 sq miThis ZIP1.87 sq mi |
Other place names in 95642
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 95642
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
95654 | Martell, CA | 0.8 mi |
95685 | Sutter Creek, CA | 6.3 mi |
95601 | Amador City, CA | 6.7 mi |
95665 | Pine Grove, CA | 7.0 mi |
95699 | Drytown, CA | 8.2 mi |
95245 | Mokelumne Hill, CA | 8.8 mi |
95226 | Campo Seco, CA | 9.2 mi |
95640 | Ione, CA | 9.5 mi |
95232 | Glencoe, CA | 10.2 mi |
95225 | Burson, CA | 11.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 95642?
95642 is in Jackson, California, in Amador County. Its published point location is 38.3435, -120.7639.
What county is 95642 in?
95642 lies in Amador County.
What area code is 95642?
Jackson uses area codes 209 and 350, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 95642 in?
95642 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 95642?
About 7,135 people live in ZIP code 95642, in 3,205 households, at 107.3 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 95642?
$81,438 a year, against $99,122 across California.
What ZIP codes are near 95642?
The closest are 95654 (0.8 mi), 95685 (6.3 mi), 95601 (6.7 mi), 95665 (7 mi) and 95699 (8.2 mi).
Is 95642 a PO Box ZIP code?
95642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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