What Your Sacramento Zip Code Reveals About You

What a Difference a Zip Code Makes

Even if your zip code is not 90210, potential buyer of your home know a lot about you. Despite what Newman in the popular TV show Seinfield says to his girlfriend that "Zip codes are meaningless". Zip codes are used by marketers to glean valuable data about you and your neighbors.

ZIP codes have a power and prestige all their own. In the popular television show the popular five digit Zip code, 90210, provides a emotional connection to a lifestyle of the rich and famous. The Zip code and the television series revealed the the "posh, star-studded rich lives of teenagers living in Beverly Hills, California 90210.

Your zip code can determine the selling price of your home. Banks, real estate agents, lending institutions, insurance companies and retailers analyze Zip Code data to determine credit worthiness, income and even the crime rate in your area.

Even if your zip code is not 90210, potential buyer of your home knows a lot about you. Despite what Newman in the popular TV show Seinfield says to his girlfriend that "Zip codes are meaningless", Zip codes are used by marketers to determine the demographics of you and your neighbors.

The ZIP code is a system used by the United States Postal service (USPS) to deliver mail more efficiently. ZIPis an an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan. The basic format of a Zip code consists of five digits.

The Zip Codes assigned to the Natomas area of Sacramento, California shows an interesting blend of the "haves" and the "have-nots" of the area according to MLS zip code data.

The Metro list Multiple Listing Service shows that in the 95835 Zip code the average household income is $70,000 per year. This area includes the prestigious gated West Lake Development just off Del Paso Blvd.

The Natomas Area of Sacramento has a wide variety of home types including condominiums, single-family homes, and high-rise lofts. But the 95835 zip code is reserved for lthe uxury homes built by JTS, John Laing and US Homes that sit behind the gated community of Westlake. Some of these homes sell for over $1 million dollars.