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95946

ZIP 95946 is Penn Valley, California, in Nevada County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Nevada
Population
9,958
Coordinates
39.2092, -121.2138
☼ Live from 95946 — Penn Valley, CA

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Where 95946 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 95946
  • 🔢 Type 95946 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghGSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,946 = 2 × 3 × 15991. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011011001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95945 (Grass Valley, CA, 13 mi away) and 95947 (Greenville, CA, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95946 becomes 64959, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45699, 46959, 46995, 49659, 49965, 54969, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96549 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,684 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,204 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95946 and you would come out at 39.21°S, 58.79°E — 898 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 44.7 square miles of land, 95946 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,958This ZIP9,958
Households4,093This ZIP4,093
Housing units4,504This ZIP4,504
Median age57.0This ZIP57.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$84,795This ZIP$84,795California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$565,700This ZIP$565,700California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,221This ZIP$2,221California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.1%This ZIP39.1%
Mean commute35.4 minThis ZIP35.4 min
Population density222.7 / sq miThis ZIP222.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments141This ZIP141
Employees821This ZIP821
Annual payroll$35,268,000This ZIP$35,268,000
Tax returns filed4,870This ZIP4,870
Total adjusted gross income$447,802,000This ZIP$447,802,000

Land area

Land area44.72 sq miThis ZIP44.72 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

Other place names in 95946

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 95946

ZIPCityDistance
95975 Rough And Ready, CA 3.4 mi
95977 Smartsville, CA 4.7 mi
95962 Oregon House, CA 8.5 mi
95949 Grass Valley, CA 8.5 mi
95918 Browns Valley, CA 9.2 mi
95903 Beale Afb, CA 10.4 mi
95924 Cedar Ridge, CA 10.4 mi
95935 Dobbins, CA 11.8 mi
95945 Grass Valley, CA 12.6 mi
95712 Chicago Park, CA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95946?

95946 is in Penn Valley, California, in Nevada County, part of the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2092, -121.2138.

What county is 95946 in?

95946 lies in Nevada County.

What area code is 95946?

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

What time zone is 95946 in?

95946 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95946?

About 9,958 people live in ZIP code 95946, in 4,093 households, at 222.7 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 95946?

$84,795 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95946?

The closest are 95975 (3.4 mi), 95977 (4.7 mi), 95962 (8.5 mi), 95949 (8.5 mi) and 95918 (9.2 mi).

Is 95946 a PO Box ZIP code?

95946 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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