Which ZIP code in Oakland has the fastest population growth?

94612 (Oakland), at 15.1%, among 15 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Oakland, CA

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Oakland, CA with the fastest population growth, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 94612 (Oakland, 15.1%), 94619 (Oakland, 11.3%) and 94608 (Emeryville, 10.9%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Oakland; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Oakland

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Population change	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	94612	Oakland	15.1%	18,175	11,097	13,873
2	94619	Oakland	11.3%	26,831	9,809	9,700
3	94608	Emeryville	10.9%	34,395	16,568	16,928
4	94607	Oakland	7.4%	28,804	13,453	14,298
5	94602	Oakland	5.3%	31,759	12,496	12,325
6	94606	Oakland	4.6%	39,966	16,337	16,693
7	94705	Berkeley	3.4%	13,991	5,886	6,302
8	94611	Oakland	2.9%	40,116	18,387	19,060
9	94610	Oakland	2.2%	32,628	16,372	16,254
10	94605	Oakland	1.6%	44,103	16,594	16,298
11	94609	Oakland	0.9%	23,928	11,049	11,474
12	94601	Oakland	0.4%	53,259	16,734	16,444
13	94603	Oakland	-0.3%	35,742	10,527	10,329
14	94618	Oakland	-1.7%	16,958	7,553	7,808
15	94621	Oakland	-3.4%	33,840	10,359	9,688

How we ranked them

Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 15 of 16 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Growing ZIP codes add households every year, which means new homes, new routes and customers without a go-to provider yet. Check the route map: new subdivisions can appear as new carrier routes.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 63,423 households, on 94 carrier routes with 67,124 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Oakland has the fastest population growth?: 94612 (Oakland), at 15.1%, among 15 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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