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95959

ZIP 95959 is Nevada City, California, in Nevada County; area codes 530 and 837; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Nevada
Population
17,683
Coordinates
39.3515, -120.8705
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Where 95959 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95959
  • 🔢 Type 95959 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSGSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆95959 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ 95959 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011011010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95958 (Nelson, CA, 52 mi away) and 95960 (North San Juan, CA, 10 mi away).
  • 👥 1 other ZIP code is made of exactly the same digits (99559). The farthest-flung twin is 99559 in Bethel, AK, 2,283 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,184 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95959 and you would come out at 39.35°S, 59.13°E — 880 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 311.9 square miles of land, 95959 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 237 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,683This ZIP17,683
Households7,437This ZIP7,437
Housing units8,815This ZIP8,815
Median age56.0This ZIP56.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$86,524This ZIP$86,524California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$627,100This ZIP$627,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,675This ZIP$1,675California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.8%This ZIP46.8%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density56.7 / sq miThis ZIP56.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments522This ZIP522
Employees3,656This ZIP3,656
Annual payroll$216,706,000This ZIP$216,706,000
Tax returns filed8,560This ZIP8,560
Total adjusted gross income$857,091,000This ZIP$857,091,000

Land area

Land area311.90 sq miThis ZIP311.90 sq mi
Water area3.02 sq miThis ZIP3.02 sq mi

Other place names in 95959

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ZIP codes near 95959

ZIPCityDistance
95986 Washington, CA 5.7 mi
95910 Alleghany, CA 8.0 mi
95960 North San Juan, CA 10.0 mi
95701 Alta, CA 10.3 mi
95714 Dutch Flat, CA 10.5 mi
95945 Grass Valley, CA 12.4 mi
95944 Goodyears Bar, CA 13.1 mi
95715 Emigrant Gap, CA 13.2 mi
95924 Cedar Ridge, CA 13.2 mi
95922 Camptonville, CA 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95959?

95959 is in Nevada City, California, in Nevada County, part of the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3515, -120.8705.

What county is 95959 in?

95959 lies in Nevada County.

What area code is 95959?

Nevada City uses area codes 530 and 837, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 95959 in?

95959 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95959?

About 17,683 people live in ZIP code 95959, in 7,437 households, at 56.7 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 95959?

$86,524 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95959?

The closest are 95986 (5.7 mi), 95910 (8 mi), 95960 (10 mi), 95701 (10.3 mi) and 95714 (10.5 mi).

Is 95959 a PO Box ZIP code?

95959 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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