| City: | San Jose, California |
| County: | Santa Clara County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:09:11 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 408 / 650 / 669 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 37.3353, -121.8938 |
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ZIP code 95172 exists as a PO Box-only assignment within downtown San Jose, California. This isn't a separate community. It's a point location inside ZIP 95112, serving the heart of Santa Clara County's largest city. The post office maintains 117 PO Boxes and handles mail for 33 businesses. With zero residential population in this specific ZIP, it functions purely as a mail access point for downtown workers, businesses, and residents who prefer a central PO Box address.
All 48 street-type records in this ZIP point to a single address: S 3rd Street. This is the post office's physical location, and the "street" records allow PO Box customers to receive packages using the building address with their box number as a unit. San Jose has dozens of other ZIP codes handling residential delivery, so 95172 serves a specialized role. It's a convenient downtown option for those who want mail separate from their home address or need a professional business address in Silicon Valley's urban core.
The post office sits in the Downtown San Jose neighborhood, within Central San Jose. Adjacent areas include Paseo, South Campus, and North Campus, reflecting proximity to San Jose State University.
The only street is the post office's physical address on S 3rd Street, used for PO Box Street Addressing.
ZIP Code 95172 is designated for PO Box delivery only; business establishment and employment data are not available.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 145Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 95172 is located in Santa Clara County, California, within the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 41940) and California's 18th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,969,353 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 95172. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 41940Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,969,353Source: Census |
| MSA: | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 18Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 696.12 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | San Jose, CA PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0668000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | San Jose city; CaliforniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 95172 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.