ZIP 94611: $51.1 million on 206,771 FEC receipts

A high-volume ZIP, not a high-mean ZIP

$51,094,560 on 206,771 lines produces a mean near $247. That ratio is arithmetic, not a typical household gift and not a median. A long list of modest itemizations can add to the same total that a short list of large committee rows would produce elsewhere. FEC.gov stored the ZIP that was filed. LobbyVault summed it. The packet publishes two facts: dollars and contribution count.

Two hundred six thousand seven hundred seventy-one itemizations puts 94611 among volume ZIPs in this extract. Sorting the ZIP hub by dollars places 94611 near other $51 million codes. Sorting by line count places it far higher. Both sorts are the same public file. Do not treat the longer list as proof of broader participation; treat it as more disclosed rows.

Volume ZIPs attract a different error than concentration ZIPs. Searchers see 206,771 and hear a crowd. The file records itemized lines. Repeat gifts and memo entries can sit inside 206,771. $51,094,560 is still the matching dollar total on the same extract. Quote both.

The 94611 field versus a neighborhood census

USPS 94611 is a five-digit mail code. FEC contributor ZIPs are not geocoded to parcels. A committee that lists 94611 will post to this total if that is the ZIP on the form. Individuals who use a home or office address with the same digits can do the same. $51,094,560 is therefore not resident giving in 94611.

The 206,771-line count is an itemization count. Unique people are not totaled in this packet. Repeat gifts, reallocations, and memo items can inflate the line list without adding new contributors.

On a ZIP with 206,771 lines, the temptation is to treat the count as a population. It is not. Repeat itemizations, redesignations, and memo entries can add rows. $51,094,560 remains the matching dollar total. Cite the pair, not a headcount the packet never published.

Boundaries of the $51,094,560 figure

Unitemized federal gifts are out. California state-office campaigns are out. Independent expenditures by a committee filing a different ZIP are out even if the communication mentions an East Bay race. Cite $51,094,560 only as itemized federal receipts tagged 94611 on FEC.gov.

A volume ZIP still moves when filers amend. After a major restatement, use the live ZIP 94611 FEC page rather than this snapshot. Cycle windows and extract dates also matter. This prose is a snapshot of the aggregate indexed on LobbyVault.

Because 206,771 is large, a single amendment moves the mean less than it would on a 500-line ZIP, but it can still move millions inside $51,094,560. Check the live ZIP 94611 FEC page after a restatement rather than treating this snapshot as frozen.

Comparing 94611 to other ZIP totals

The all-ZIP directory ranks the same FEC series. 94611’s mean is lower than many ZIPs that show fewer than 50,000 lines and a similar dollar total. That comparison describes filing shape. It does not describe who is more politically active. FEC.gov publishes receipts, not activity scores.

If you rank ZIPs by line count instead of by $51,094,560, 94611 jumps because 206,771 is large. Ranking by count is a derived view. State it as the packet count so a reader can redo the comparison.

Cycle coverage in the underlying bulk files can span more than one election. This guide does not invent a cycle list because the packet does not include one. Treat $51,094,560 as the ZIP roll-up on the extract LobbyVault indexed, then confirm the live hub if you need a dated window.

How to follow the receipts

Open the ZIP 94611 FEC page for the current table. Use the all-ZIP directory to place $51,094,560 and 206,771 among other codes. Use the donor directory when you need names attached to itemized rows. Source for every dollar on this page: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

The live hub can disagree with this snapshot after an amendment. When the numbers differ, the later FEC.gov extract controls. LobbyVault indexes; it does not freeze $51,094,560.

How to cite 94611 without inflating a neighborhood

The accurate sentence is: itemized federal receipts with contributor ZIP 94611 total $51,094,560 across 206,771 contributions, according to FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault. Shorthand that converts 206,771 into people is not supported. The packet has no unique-donor count.

A mean of about $247 is $51,094,560 divided by 206,771. It describes a high-volume ZIP, not a typical household gift. Keep the itemized-only limit in any citation. Unitemized federal gifts and non-federal filings never enter $51,094,560. Open named receipts on the ZIP hub if you need committees.

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 94611?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 94611 total $51,094,560 across 206,771 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. That figure is a ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count. Unitemized gifts sit outside it. The mean of about $247 follows from dividing those two packet facts.

Why does ZIP 94611 have so many contributions?

LobbyVault counts 206,771 itemized contributions for ZIP 94611. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts, redesignations, and memo entries can add rows. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total on the same extract is $51,094,560, which yields a mean near $247.

Does ZIP 94611 include only residents?

No. The ZIP is the five-digit contributor code on the FEC itemization. PAC mail drops, joint fundraising committees, and office addresses can be part of $51,094,560 when 94611 is what was filed. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 206,771-line count follows the same rule.

Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 94611 totals?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $51,094,560 and 206,771 lines for ZIP 94611. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and non-federal filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees with this snapshot, the Commission’s filing controls.