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94601 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94601 covers Oakland, California, with a population of about 52,289 and a median household income of $66,651.

Population
52,28916,344 per square mile
Median age
35.53.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$66,65131% below the California median
Poverty rate
17.5%5.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$555,892down 20.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,65116% below the California median
Degree or higher
24%11 points below the US average
Homeownership
34.5%30.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
782

Where 94601 is

Oakland, 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

Population52,289
Median age35.5
Family households66.5%
Born outside the US39.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home64.9%
White (non-Hispanic)10.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)13.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)18.4%
Hispanic or Latino53%
Veterans3.1%
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$66,651
Income per person$30,390
Poverty rate17.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.2%
$10–15k6.1%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k7.3%
$60–75k11.9%
$75–100k10.6%
$100–125k8.3%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more9.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed21,680
Mean adjusted gross income$58,400
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k29.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.7%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$703,100
Median gross rent$1,651
Rent as a share of household income35.2%
Owner-occupied34.5%
Vacant homes5.8%
Median year built1949

What the homes are

Detached house40.2%
Attached house6.9%
2 to 4 units24.9%
5 to 19 units12.5%
20 or more units14.8%
Mobile home0.7%
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$555,892as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 20.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 21.2%
Typical asking rent$2,235as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 6.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$715,656$143,975

$143,975 in 2000 to $555,892 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$2,235$2,090

$2,133 in 2019 to $2,235 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher24%
High school diploma or higher70.3%
Works from home14.8%
Drives to work alone57%
Takes public transport12.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.7%
Health

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

Obesity30.4% 3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.3% 9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)17% 5.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.7% 8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.4% 8.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.3% 4.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening50.8% 13.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.5% 8.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.7% 6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support32.9% 8.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity30.2% 13.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps28.2% 13.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24% 10.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport15% 5.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness42.4% 8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.7% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments782
People employed10,231
Annual payroll$540,450,000
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 93.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss92.7 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.

Earthquake98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity67.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding31.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami23.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought15.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado12.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail8.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning4.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire3.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind3.2Very 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$66,651$96,334$78,538
Income per person$30,390$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate17.5%12%12.4%
Median home value$703,100$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,651$1,956$1,348
Homeownership34.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home14.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US39.6%26.7%13.9%
Median age35.537.638.7
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 stationOAKLAND MUSEUM, CA US4.6 km away
Rain in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January59.8°F / 45.1°F4.35 in rain
February62.4°F / 47.1°F4.35 in rain
March64.7°F / 48.7°F3.21 in rain
April66.8°F / 50.3°F1.37 in rain
May68.6°F / 52.9°F0.75 in rain
June71.8°F / 55°F0.2 in rain
July71.6°F / 56.6°F0 in rain
August72.8°F / 57.6°F0.05 in rain
September74.6°F / 57.2°F0.1 in rain
October72.7°F / 54.6°F1.13 in rain
November65.8°F / 49.4°F2.44 in rain
December59.7°F / 45.1°F4.66 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket31% 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%.

Oakland Unified School District100% 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 vulnerability89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Walkability14.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94602 Oakland, CA2.3 km away
94622 Oakland, CA2.5 km away
94619 Oakland, CA2.6 km away
94613 Oakland, CA2.6 km away
94606 Oakland, CA2.9 km away
94621 Oakland, CA3.7 km away
94610 Oakland, CA4.3 km away
94501 Alameda, CA4.4 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 area3.2 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density16,344 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7806, -122.2166

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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