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95556

ZIP 95556 is Orleans, California, mostly in Humboldt County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Humboldt +1 more
Metro area
Eureka-Arcata, CA
Population
949
Coordinates
41.3077, -123.5874
☼ Live from 95556 — Orleans, CA

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Where 95556 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95556
  • 🔢 Type 95556 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSSSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,556 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7963. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010101000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95555 (Orick, CA, 20 mi away) and 95558 (Petrolia, CA, 76 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95556 becomes 65559 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint James, MO, 1,706 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55569, 55596, 55956, 55965, 65559, 95565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 65559 in Saint James, MO, 1,706 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,312 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95556 and you would come out at 41.31°S, 56.41°E — 869 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 167.8 square miles of land, 95556 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 127 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population949This ZIP949
Households333This ZIP333
Housing units377This ZIP377
Median age33.1This ZIP33.1California37.9US 38.9
Median home value$311,300This ZIP$311,300California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$848This ZIP$848California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%This ZIP44.4%
Mean commute17.1 minThis ZIP17.1 min
Population density5.7 / sq miThis ZIP5.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees43This ZIP43
Annual payroll$2,192,000This ZIP$2,192,000

Land area

Land area167.84 sq miThis ZIP167.84 sq mi
Water area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi

Counties 95556 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Humboldt County 89.0%
Siskiyou County 11.0%

ZIP codes near 95556

ZIPCityDistance
95546 Hoopa, CA 11.3 mi
95568 Somes Bar, CA 13.2 mi
96027 Etna, CA 19.3 mi
95555 Orick, CA 20.3 mi
96031 Forks Of Salmon, CA 22.2 mi
95527 Burnt Ranch, CA 26.1 mi
96039 Happy Camp, CA 27.2 mi
95525 Blue Lake, CA 27.4 mi
95573 Willow Creek, CA 27.5 mi
95563 Salyer, CA 28.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95556?

95556 is in Orleans, California, in Humboldt County, part of the Eureka-Arcata, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3077, -123.5874.

What county is 95556 in?

95556 spans 2 counties: Humboldt County and Siskiyou County. Most of it falls in Humboldt County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 95556?

Orleans uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 95556 in?

95556 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95556?

About 949 people live in ZIP code 95556, in 333 households, at 5.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 95556?

The closest are 95546 (11.3 mi), 95568 (13.2 mi), 96027 (19.3 mi), 95555 (20.3 mi) and 96031 (22.2 mi).

Is 95556 a PO Box ZIP code?

95556 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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