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94536 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94536 covers Fremont, California, with a population of about 70,707 and a median household income of $156,672.

Population
70,7075,023 per square mile
Median age
38.6about the US average
Median household income
$156,6721.6× the California median
Poverty rate
6.6%5.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,399,617up 18.2% in five years
Median rent
$2,8351.4× the California median
Degree or higher
57.6%22.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
57.2%7.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,016

Where 94536 is

Fremont, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population70,707
Median age38.6
Family households74.4%
Born outside the US44.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home55.4%
White (non-Hispanic)24.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)50.6%
Hispanic or Latino16.2%
Veterans3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$156,672
Income per person$68,920
Poverty rate6.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k2.8%
$60–75k4.9%
$75–100k8.1%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k8.5%
$150–200k14.6%
$200k or more37.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed31,940
Mean adjusted gross income$164,065
Returns declaring $200,000 or more25.8%
Returns, under $25k16.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.3%
Returns, $200k or more25.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,210,200
Median gross rent$2,835
Rent as a share of household income28.8%
Owner-occupied57.2%
Vacant homes4.3%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house54.8%
Attached house11.8%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units7.3%
20 or more units22.3%
Mobile home0.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,399,617as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.3%
Typical asking rent$3,365as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 19.7%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 30.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,465,492$331,691

$331,691 in 2000 to $1,399,617 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$3,365$2,576

$2,576 in 2016 to $3,365 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.6%
High school diploma or higher93.4%
Works from home29.9%
Drives to work alone57.1%
Takes public transport4.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity19.1% 14.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.4% 8.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15% 5.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.9% 5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.9% 8.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.3% 3.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.9% 7.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.4% 3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.8% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.9% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.3% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,016
People employed6,593
Annual payroll$393,548,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 86.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss91 out of 100
Community resilience85.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought27.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail12Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind3.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning3.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity0.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$156,672$96,334$78,538
Income per person$68,920$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,210,200$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,835$1,956$1,348
Homeownership57.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.6%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home29.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US44.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age38.637.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationFREMONT, CA US2.5 km away
Rain in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January58.6°F / 42.6°F3 in rain
February61.4°F / 44.4°F3.17 in rain
March65.1°F / 46.4°F2.52 in rain
April67.7°F / 48.3°F1.22 in rain
May71.1°F / 51.9°F0.5 in rain
June75.3°F / 54.7°F0.16 in rain
July77.9°F / 56.8°F0 in rain
August78.2°F / 57.1°F0.02 in rain
September78.3°F / 56°F0.1 in rain
October73.3°F / 52°F0.69 in rain
November64.6°F / 46.2°F1.59 in rain
December58.4°F / 42.5°F2.97 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket55% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket1% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Fremont Unified School District99.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability12.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

94560 Newark, CA3.9 km away
94538 Fremont, CA4.2 km away
94555 Fremont, CA4.4 km away
94587 Union City, CA5.4 km away
94539 Fremont, CA7.9 km away
94544 Hayward, CA10.4 km away
94586 Sunol, CA10.5 km away
94542 Hayward, CA11.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Alameda County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area14.08 sq mi
Population density5,023 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5605, -121.9999

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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