95942
ZIP 95942 is Forest Ranch, California, in Butte County; area codes 530 and 837; Pacific time.
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Where 95942 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.
- 🔢 Type 95942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGSG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 95,942 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 11 × 89. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111011011000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95941 (Forbestown, CA, 35 mi away) and 95943 (Glenn, CA, 31 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 95942 becomes 24959, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24599, 29594, 29945, 45299, 49259, 49925, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29594 in Tatum, SC, 2,321 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
- 🎯1,221 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95942 and you would come out at 39.92°S, 58.33°E — 873 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
- 📏 At 69.2 square miles of land, 95942 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,089This ZIP2,089 |
|---|---|
| Households | 782This ZIP782 |
| Housing units | 1,075This ZIP1,075 |
| Median age | 44.0This ZIP44.0California37.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $116,400This ZIP$116,400California$99,122US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $448,000This ZIP$448,000California$734,700US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.3%This ZIP26.3% |
| Mean commute | 27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min |
| Population density | 30.2 / sq miThis ZIP30.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 19This ZIP19 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 101This ZIP101 |
| Annual payroll | $4,361,000This ZIP$4,361,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 630This ZIP630 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $55,646,000This ZIP$55,646,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 69.15 sq miThis ZIP69.15 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 95942
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 95942
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
95954 | Magalia, CA | 6.4 mi |
95978 | Stirling City, CA | 7.3 mi |
95973 | Chico, CA | 10.6 mi |
95969 | Paradise, CA | 13.6 mi |
95967 | Paradise, CA | 13.9 mi |
95926 | Chico, CA | 15.0 mi |
95976 | Chico, CA | 15.3 mi |
95927 | Chico, CA | 16.2 mi |
95929 | Chico, CA | 16.3 mi |
96092 | Vina, CA | 16.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 95942?
95942 is in Forest Ranch, California, in Butte County, part of the Chico, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9160, -121.6670.
What county is 95942 in?
95942 lies in Butte County.
What area code is 95942?
Forest Ranch uses area codes 530 and 837, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 95942 in?
95942 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 95942?
About 2,089 people live in ZIP code 95942, in 782 households, at 30.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What is the median household income in 95942?
$116,400 a year, against $99,122 across California.
What ZIP codes are near 95942?
The closest are 95954 (6.4 mi), 95978 (7.3 mi), 95973 (10.6 mi), 95969 (13.6 mi) and 95967 (13.9 mi).
Is 95942 a PO Box ZIP code?
95942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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