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95949

ZIP 95949 is in Grass Valley, California, in Nevada County; area code 530; Pacific time. Grass Valley has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 95945.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Nevada
Population
20,552
Coordinates
39.1027, -121.1339
☼ Live from 95949 — Grass Valley, CA

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Where 95949 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95949
  • 🔢 Type 95949 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhGSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,949 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 1523. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011011001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95948 (Gridley, CA, 38 mi away) and 95950 (Grimes, CA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95949 becomes 94959, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45999, 49599, 49959, 94599, 99549). The farthest-flung twin is 99549 in Port Heiden, AK, 2,084 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,201 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95949 and you would come out at 39.10°S, 58.87°E — 902 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 136.9 square miles of land, 95949 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 104 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,552This ZIP20,552
Households8,380This ZIP8,380
Housing units8,905This ZIP8,905
Median age53.7This ZIP53.7California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$98,181This ZIP$98,181California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$550,800This ZIP$550,800California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,902This ZIP$1,902California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%This ZIP33.2%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density150.1 / sq miThis ZIP150.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments356This ZIP356
Employees2,068This ZIP2,068
Annual payroll$104,096,000This ZIP$104,096,000
Tax returns filed9,340This ZIP9,340
Total adjusted gross income$845,410,000This ZIP$845,410,000

Land area

Land area136.94 sq miThis ZIP136.94 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 95949

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ZIP codes near 95949

ZIPCityDistance
95602 Auburn, CA 7.9 mi
95722 Meadow Vista, CA 8.3 mi
95975 Rough And Ready, CA 8.5 mi
95946 Penn Valley, CA 8.5 mi
95924 Cedar Ridge, CA 9.0 mi
95712 Chicago Park, CA 9.4 mi
95736 Weimar, CA 9.5 mi
95977 Smartsville, CA 9.9 mi
95945 Grass Valley, CA 10.3 mi
95713 Colfax, CA 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95949?

95949 is in Grass Valley, California, in Nevada County, part of the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1027, -121.1339.

What county is 95949 in?

95949 lies in Nevada County.

What area code is 95949?

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

What time zone is 95949 in?

95949 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95949?

About 20,552 people live in ZIP code 95949, in 8,380 households, at 150.1 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 95949?

$98,181 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95949?

The closest are 95602 (7.9 mi), 95722 (8.3 mi), 95975 (8.5 mi), 95946 (8.5 mi) and 95924 (9 mi).

Is 95949 a PO Box ZIP code?

95949 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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