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95686

ZIP 95686 is Thornton, California, in San Joaquin County; area codes 209 and 350; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Joaquin
Metro area
Stockton-Lodi, CA
Population
1,171
Coordinates
38.1578, -121.5202
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Where 95686 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95686
  • 🔢 Type 95686 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBgSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,686 = 2 × 47843. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010111000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95685 (Sutter Creek, CA, 45 mi away) and 95687 (Vacaville, CA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95686 becomes 68659 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rogers, NE, 1,320 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (59866, 65689, 66859, 66958, 68659, 68956, …). The farthest-flung twin is 65689 in Cabool, MO, 1,605 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,234 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95686 and you would come out at 38.16°S, 58.48°E — 968 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 30m.
  • 📏 At 32.4 square miles of land, 95686 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,171This ZIP1,171
Households395This ZIP395
Housing units429This ZIP429
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$52,109This ZIP$52,109California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$448,900This ZIP$448,900California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$884This ZIP$884California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density36.1 / sq miThis ZIP36.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees246This ZIP246
Annual payroll$18,202,000This ZIP$18,202,000

Land area

Land area32.39 sq miThis ZIP32.39 sq mi
Water area1.37 sq miThis ZIP1.37 sq mi

Other place names in 95686

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ZIP codes near 95686

ZIPCityDistance
95641 Isleton, CA 4.6 mi
95690 Walnut Grove, CA 6.6 mi
95680 Ryde, CA 6.6 mi
95242 Lodi, CA 7.5 mi
95219 Stockton, CA 8.3 mi
95615 Courtland, CA 10.6 mi
94511 Bethel Island, CA 10.8 mi
95258 Woodbridge, CA 11.5 mi
95209 Stockton, CA 11.9 mi
95757 Elk Grove, CA 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95686?

95686 is in Thornton, California, in San Joaquin County, part of the Stockton-Lodi, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1578, -121.5202.

What county is 95686 in?

95686 lies in San Joaquin County.

What area code is 95686?

Thornton uses area codes 209 and 350, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 95686 in?

95686 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95686?

About 1,171 people live in ZIP code 95686, in 395 households, at 36.1 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 95686?

$52,109 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95686?

The closest are 95641 (4.6 mi), 95690 (6.6 mi), 95680 (6.6 mi), 95242 (7.5 mi) and 95219 (8.3 mi).

Is 95686 a PO Box ZIP code?

95686 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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