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94555 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94555 covers Fremont, California, with a population of about 37,500 and a median household income of $213,488.

Population
37,5002,707 per square mile
Median age
39.20.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$213,4882.2× the California median
Poverty rate
4.2%8.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,466,111up 16.9% in five years
Median rent
$3,2071.6× the California median
Degree or higher
67.6%32.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
69.3%4.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
381

Where 94555 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

Population37,500
Median age39.2
Family households85.1%
Born outside the US52.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home67.3%
White (non-Hispanic)13.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)73.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.7%
Veterans1.6%
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$213,488
Income per person$79,482
Poverty rate4.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.8%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k0.1%
$50–60k2.6%
$60–75k3.5%
$75–100k5.8%
$100–125k5.5%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k13.4%
$200k or more53.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed15,720
Mean adjusted gross income$200,469
Returns declaring $200,000 or more32.8%
Returns, under $25k15.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k11.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.5%
Returns, $200k or more32.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,295,000
Median gross rent$3,207
Rent as a share of household income24%
Owner-occupied69.3%
Vacant homes2.7%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house65.6%
Attached house22%
2 to 4 units3.6%
5 to 19 units2.1%
20 or more units4.8%
Mobile home1.9%
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$1,466,111as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.9%
Typical asking rent$3,782as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 18.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,538,291$366,228

$366,228 in 2000 to $1,466,111 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$3,782$3,065

$3,065 in 2019 to $3,782 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher67.6%
High school diploma or higher93.3%
Works from home31.5%
Drives to work alone52.2%
Takes public transport5.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32%
Health

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

Obesity15.9% 17.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.8% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.5% 9.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.3% 7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression14.3% 7.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15% 10.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13% 3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70% 4.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.6% 4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.7% 11 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.8% 7.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.8% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.7% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments381
People employed5,116
Annual payroll$532,487,000
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 80.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.3 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.

Earthquake95.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought73.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding72.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami40.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave39Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire38.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado29.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind6.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning4.7Very 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$213,488$96,334$78,538
Income per person$79,482$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate4.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,295,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,207$1,956$1,348
Homeownership69.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher67.6%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home31.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US52.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age39.237.638.7
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 US4.4 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 supermarket1% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Fremont Unified School District98.1% of this ZIP code's land area
New Haven Unified School District1.6% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability11.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94587 Union City, CA1.8 km away
94560 Newark, CA4.3 km away
94536 Fremont, CA4.4 km away
94544 Hayward, CA7.3 km away
94545 Hayward, CA8 km away
94538 Fremont, CA8.2 km away
94542 Hayward, CA9.5 km away
94543 Hayward, CA11 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 area13.86 sq mi
Population density2,707 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5735, -122.0469

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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