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95701

ZIP 95701 is Alta, California, in Placer County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Placer
Population
984
Coordinates
39.2265, -120.7670
☼ Live from 95701 — Alta, CA

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Where 95701 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95701
  • 🔢 Type 95701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 95701 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010111010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95699 (Drytown, CA, 55 mi away) and 95703 (Applegate, CA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95701 becomes 10759, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07195, 09157, 09175, 09715, 10579, 10597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09157 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,700 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,180 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95701 and you would come out at 39.23°S, 59.23°E — 884 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 31.8 square miles of land, 95701 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population984This ZIP984
Households393This ZIP393
Housing units577This ZIP577
Median age52.3This ZIP52.3California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$98,125This ZIP$98,125California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$503,600This ZIP$503,600California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%This ZIP34.9%
Mean commute46.8 minThis ZIP46.8 min
Population density31.0 / sq miThis ZIP31.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees58This ZIP58
Annual payroll$10,555,000This ZIP$10,555,000

Land area

Land area31.75 sq miThis ZIP31.75 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 95701

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

ZIP codes near 95701

ZIPCityDistance
95714 Dutch Flat, CA 4.1 mi
95717 Gold Run, CA 7.1 mi
95715 Emigrant Gap, CA 7.4 mi
95986 Washington, CA 9.3 mi
95959 Nevada City, CA 10.3 mi
95945 Grass Valley, CA 11.6 mi
95631 Foresthill, CA 11.9 mi
95712 Chicago Park, CA 12.1 mi
95713 Colfax, CA 13.4 mi
95924 Cedar Ridge, CA 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95701?

95701 is in Alta, California, in Placer County, part of the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2265, -120.7670.

What county is 95701 in?

95701 lies in Placer County.

What area code is 95701?

Alta uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 95701 in?

95701 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95701?

About 984 people live in ZIP code 95701, in 393 households, at 31.0 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 95701?

$98,125 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95701?

The closest are 95714 (4.1 mi), 95717 (7.1 mi), 95715 (7.4 mi), 95986 (9.3 mi) and 95959 (10.3 mi).

Is 95701 a PO Box ZIP code?

95701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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