PlainZIP

Hercules, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hercules, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 24,092. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HERCULES-CA · Hercules, CA 1 ZIPs · 24,092 pop · #1596/25278 · Contra Costa County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $129,397
  • RANK-TOP #1596/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Martinez
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 24,092
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $769,400

Nearest income peer: Martinez, CA ( $5,267 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Hercules

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hercules on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hercules, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 6%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
24,092
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$129,397
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $129,397 and home value $769,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 46.0%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hercules as a pure owner town.

Within California, Templeton is the closest lower-income city and San Juan Capistrano the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hercules.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 94547, is all of Hercules

There is no split to weigh here: 94547 holds every one of Hercules's 24,092 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Hercules

Citywide ZBP: 278 establishments, 4,695 employees , annual payroll $578,599k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94547 (278 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (47) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Hercules, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Contra Costa County, which covers 43 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hercules. See the Contra Costa County roll-up →

Hercules lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Contra Costa County: Walnut Creek, San Ramon and Brentwood earn more and Concord, Antioch and Pittsburg earn less. Danville marks the far end of that range at $237,549, 84% above Hercules.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
94547 24,092 $129,397 278 1,708
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Hercules roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hercules, .