Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:47 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:19 am – 4:53 pm
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People67,464 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.021,240 householdsMedian household income $133,715Median home value $1,104,900Median rent $2,713 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,217 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 35,282 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, professional and business services 19%, manufacturing 15%Average commute 32 minutes60% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages45% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 37%, other Indo-European languages 15%, Spanish 14%, Tagalog 13%25% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month September: highs 78°F, lows 56°FColdest month December: highs 58°F, lows 43°F16 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare13 days above 90°F, 3 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fremont station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksCoyote Hills Regional Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 2.7 miChabot Collegecollege · 4.0 miTurk Islandpeak · 2.0 miLife Chiropractic College Westcollege · 4.1 miRed Hill Toppeak · 2.7 miRainbow Lakelake · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEden Landing Ecological Reservestate conservation land · under a mile · 5,796 acresCasa Verde Parkpark · under a mileSylvester Harvey Parkpark · under a mileDon Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.6 mi · 24,986 acresBair Island Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 787 acresSan Mateo Fishing Pierstate recreation area · 10.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,276 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970149 of magnitude 4+, 15 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 18 Oct 198940 mi away, The 1989 Loma Prieta, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Sep 202623 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, 40 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% 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
Elevation10 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Rose Hospital3.1 miPost officeAlvarado Post Officeunder a mileTown hallUnion City Administrative Offices2.6 miPoliceUnion City Police Substation - Resource Centerunder a mileFire stationAlameda County Fire Department Station 32under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 otherMiddleItliong - Vera Cruz Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryAlvarado Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryPioneer Elementary School1.2 miCollegeChabot College4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Carlos Airport SQL11 miMajor airportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK12 miInterstateI-8801.4 miUS highwayUS 1019.4 miAmtrakAmtrak/ACE Station FMT4.3 miSubwayMain Entrance / ExitBay Area Rapid Transit (BART)3.2 miCoachHayward Bus StationGreyhound5.6 miTransit48 stops within a mileAC Transit, Union City Transit (UCT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 94587 ZIP area.
