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95947

ZIP 95947 is Greenville, California, in Plumas County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Plumas
Metro area
none
Population
1,505
Coordinates
40.1594, -120.8441
☼ Live from 95947 — Greenville, CA

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Where 95947 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 95947
  • 🔢 Type 95947 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhGSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 95947 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011011001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95946 (Penn Valley, CA, 69 mi away) and 95948 (Gridley, CA, 75 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95947 becomes 74959 — and that is a real ZIP code: Spiro, OK, 1,467 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47959, 47995, 49759, 49795, 54979, 59479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99547 in Atka, AK, 2,618 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,176 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95947 and you would come out at 40.16°S, 59.16°E — 834 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 85.4 square miles of land, 95947 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,505This ZIP1,505
Households598This ZIP598
Housing units819This ZIP819
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$82,500This ZIP$82,500California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$339,400This ZIP$339,400California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$419This ZIP$419California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%This ZIP12.7%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density17.6 / sq miThis ZIP17.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees123This ZIP123
Annual payroll$7,668,000This ZIP$7,668,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$30,947,000This ZIP$30,947,000

Land area

Land area85.42 sq miThis ZIP85.42 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 95947

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ZIP codes near 95947

ZIPCityDistance
95934 Crescent Mills, CA 7.6 mi
95983 Taylorsville, CA 8.9 mi
95923 Canyon Dam, CA 15.5 mi
95971 Quincy, CA 16.5 mi
95984 Twain, CA 19.3 mi
96127 Susanville, CA 20.4 mi
96114 Janesville, CA 20.9 mi
95915 Belden, CA 23.5 mi
95956 Meadow Valley, CA 23.8 mi
96020 Chester, CA 24.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95947?

95947 is in Greenville, California, in Plumas County. Its published point location is 40.1594, -120.8441.

What county is 95947 in?

95947 lies in Plumas County.

What area code is 95947?

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

What time zone is 95947 in?

95947 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95947?

About 1,505 people live in ZIP code 95947, in 598 households, at 17.6 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 95947?

$82,500 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95947?

The closest are 95934 (7.6 mi), 95983 (8.9 mi), 95923 (15.5 mi), 95971 (16.5 mi) and 95984 (19.3 mi).

Is 95947 a PO Box ZIP code?

95947 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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