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95742

ZIP 95742 is in Rancho Cordova, California, in Sacramento County; area codes 916 and 279; Pacific time. Rancho Cordova has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 95670 and 95741.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Sacramento
Population
17,768
Coordinates
38.5622, -121.2047
☼ Live from 95742 — Rancho Cordova, CA

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Where 95742 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 95742
  • 🔢 Type 95742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,742 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 197. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010111111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95741 (Rancho Cordova, CA, 6 mi away) and 95746 (Granite Bay, CA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95742 becomes 24759, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24579, 24597, 24957, 27495, 27549, 27594, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27954 in Manteo, NC, 2,485 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,211 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95742 and you would come out at 38.56°S, 58.80°E — 935 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 50.4 square miles of land, 95742 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,768This ZIP17,768
Households5,360This ZIP5,360
Housing units5,509This ZIP5,509
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$155,855This ZIP$155,855California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$634,200This ZIP$634,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,607This ZIP$2,607California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.7%This ZIP53.7%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density352.2 / sq miThis ZIP352.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments962This ZIP962
Employees15,679This ZIP15,679
Annual payroll$1,054,588,000This ZIP$1,054,588,000
Tax returns filed8,810This ZIP8,810
Total adjusted gross income$1,097,748,000This ZIP$1,097,748,000

Land area

Land area50.44 sq miThis ZIP50.44 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 95742

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

ZIP codes near 95742

ZIPCityDistance
95655 Mather, CA 4.1 mi
95670 Rancho Cordova, CA 5.0 mi
95741 Rancho Cordova, CA 5.6 mi
95830 Sacramento, CA 6.6 mi
95827 Sacramento, CA 6.7 mi
95628 Fair Oaks, CA 6.8 mi
95683 Sloughhouse, CA 6.8 mi
95630 Folsom, CA 7.8 mi
95609 Carmichael, CA 7.9 mi
95829 Sacramento, CA 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95742?

95742 is in Rancho Cordova, California, in Sacramento County, part of the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5622, -121.2047.

What county is 95742 in?

95742 lies in Sacramento County.

What area code is 95742?

Rancho Cordova uses area codes 916 and 279, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 95742 in?

95742 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95742?

About 17,768 people live in ZIP code 95742, in 5,360 households, at 352.2 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 95742?

$155,855 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95742?

The closest are 95655 (4.1 mi), 95670 (5 mi), 95741 (5.6 mi), 95830 (6.6 mi) and 95827 (6.7 mi).

Is 95742 a PO Box ZIP code?

95742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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