94086 ZIP Code, Sunnyvale, CA

94086 is a ZIP code in Sunnyvale, California in Santa Clara County. It covers 4.4 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 94085, 94087 and 95051. 49,746 people live here in 20,832 households. It is densely built, at about 11,391 people per square mile, and most households rent (31% own). Median household income is $177,054, well above the California median of $99,122; 25% of residents moved in during the past year.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents49,746
Households20,832
Median household income$177,054
Income per person$99,115
Median age33.5
Homeowners30.5%
Median home value$1,810,200
Median rent$2,902
Bachelor's degree or higher68.2%
Average commute (minutes)24
Households with kids under 1826.1%
Moved in the past year24.6%
Below the poverty line6.9%
Broadband internet94.4%
Speak a non-English language at home59.9%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K3.3%
$10–15K2.2%
$15–25K2.8%
$25–35K2.0%
$35–50K2.9%
$50–75K7.4%
$75–100K7.3%
$100–150K15.2%
$150–200K12.5%
$200K+44.2%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1012.1%
10–197.0%
20–245.6%
25–3429.0%
35–4415.9%
45–5410.0%
55–648.9%
65–746.2%
75+5.3%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage19.7%
Owned outright9.6%
Rented65.6%
Vacant5.1%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house27.8%
Townhome9.6%
2–4 units16.1%
5–19 units17.0%
20+ units27.3%
Mobile / other2.1%

Businesses in 94086

864 business establishments with 29,429 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

94086 has 33 USPS carrier routes with 23,050 residential and 850 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 94086

94086 has 33 USPS carrier routes (33 city (C)) with 23,050 residential and 850 business mailboxes. Routes range from 356 homes (C067) to 1,281 homes (C010); the median route has 625 homes. The Census counted 20,832 households in 94086 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4999
500–74912
750–9998
1,000–1,4994
1,500+0

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  1. Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 293, 415 homes
  2. Route C055 — USPS business mailboxes 105, 1,188 homes
  3. Route C006 — USPS business mailboxes 87, 687 homes
  4. Route C054 — USPS business mailboxes 57, 360 homes
  5. Route C057 — USPS business mailboxes 47, 689 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 94086

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C001City8693$200,001+———
C002City415293$200,001+———
C004City77324$185,151———
C005City6254$177,980———
C006City68787$129,388———
C008City9112$200,001+———
C009City67110$38,818———
C010City1,28120$171,794———
C011City5011$193,730———
C013City4428$200,001+———
C014City1,1147$120,098———
C020City7692$133,951———
C021City8514$193,730———
C022City48611$120,098———
C025City9862$130,086———
C026City6073$200,001+———
C031City5769$163,660———
C035City4680$200,001+———
C038City59421$130,086———
C039City8783$133,951———
C045City6011$200,001+———
C048City68912$169,885———
C051City47024$200,001+———
C054City36057$172,610———
C055City1,188105$192,860———
C057City68947$163,660———
C058City92027$129,388———
C061City3771$163,063———
C064City55123$139,944———
C067City3565$200,001+———
C075City4650$171,794———
C077City62114$185,151———
C080City1,25920$163,660———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 94086 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 94086, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 94086 in?
94086 is a Sunnyvale, CA mailing address. By land area, 100% lies inside Sunnyvale.
What county is 94086 in?
94086 is in Santa Clara County.
What is the population of 94086?
About 49,746 people (±1,916), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 50,175.
What is the median household income in 94086?
$177,054 (±$14,779), compared with $99,122 for California as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 94086?
33 USPS carrier routes with 23,050 residential and 850 business mailboxes (23,902 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 94086?
The closest, measured center to center: 94085 (1.2 mi, Sunnyvale), 94087 (1.6 mi, Sunnyvale), 95051 (2.7 mi, Santa Clara), 94089 (2.8 mi, Sunnyvale), 94041 (3.1 mi, Mountain View) and 94040 (3.5 mi, Mountain View).

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