Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:47 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:19 am – 4:53 pm
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People46,903 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.915,252 householdsMedian household income $169,064Median home value $1,142,800Median rent $2,776 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,140 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 26,991 employedMain industries: professional and business services 21%, education and health care 20%, manufacturing 17%Average commute 31 minutes60% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 23% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages48% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 43%, Spanish 18%, Chinese 13%, other Indo-European languages 11%20% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month September: highs 77°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 43°F14 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare10 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newark station
Nearby landmarksOhlone College - Newark Campuscollege · 1.8 miHarrier Spur Trailtrailhead · 2.7 miCalaveras Pointcape · 2.8 miLaRiviere Marsh Trailtrailhead · 2.9 miDon Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Centervisitor center · 2.9 miDumbarton Pointcape · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDon Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 24,973 acresSportsfield/ Silliman Centerpark · 1.4 miNewark Sportsfield Parkrecreation area · 1.4 miEden Landing Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 5,796 acresBair Island Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 9.5 mi · 787 acresRedwood Shores Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 218 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,523 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970176 of magnitude 4+, 15 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 18 Oct 198933 mi away, The 1989 Loma Prieta, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Sep 202627 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighAlameda County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighLandslide Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured45 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Santa Cruz County, CA, 34 mi away
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription90% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEast Bay MUDserves 1,442,800 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFremont Hospital4.1 miPost officeNewark Post Office1.7 miTown hallNewark City Hall2.2 miPoliceNewark Police Department2.1 miFire stationAlameda County Fire Department Station 271.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherElementarySchilling Elementary School1.9 miSchoolNew Horizons School1.9 miElementaryBirch Grove Primary Elementary School1.9 miCollegeOhlone College - Newark Campus1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMineta San Jose International Airport SJC11 miInterstateI-8802.4 miUS highwayUS 1016.3 miAmtrakAmtrak/ACE Station FMT4.0 miRailFremont StationAltamont Corridor Express (ACE)4.0 miCoachFremont Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle6.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 94560 ZIP area.
