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95965

ZIP 95965 is in Oroville, California, in Butte County; area code 530; Pacific time. Oroville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 95966.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Butte
Metro area
Chico, CA
Population
21,181
Coordinates
39.5939, -121.5814
☼ Live from 95965 — Oroville, CA

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Where 95965 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 95965
  • 🔢 Type 95965 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgGSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,965 = 5 × 17 × 1129. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95963 (Orland, CA, 40 mi away) and 95966 (Oroville, CA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95965 becomes 56959, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55969, 95569, 95659, 95695, 95956, 99556, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99655 in Quinhagak, AK, 2,222 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,219 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95965 and you would come out at 39.59°S, 58.42°E — 888 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 311.4 square miles of land, 95965 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 236 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,181This ZIP21,181
Households7,178This ZIP7,178
Housing units8,067This ZIP8,067
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$53,198This ZIP$53,198California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$308,500This ZIP$308,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,191This ZIP$1,191California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density68.0 / sq miThis ZIP68.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments385This ZIP385
Employees5,429This ZIP5,429
Annual payroll$260,031,000This ZIP$260,031,000
Tax returns filed7,720This ZIP7,720
Total adjusted gross income$462,705,000This ZIP$462,705,000

Land area

Land area311.42 sq miThis ZIP311.42 sq mi
Water area22.98 sq miThis ZIP22.98 sq mi

Other place names in 95965

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ZIP codes near 95965

ZIPCityDistance
95967 Paradise, CA 9.3 mi
95969 Paradise, CA 9.3 mi
95968 Palermo, CA 11.1 mi
95916 Berry Creek, CA 11.3 mi
95938 Durham, CA 11.4 mi
95974 Richvale, CA 11.4 mi
95958 Nelson, CA 11.7 mi
95966 Oroville, CA 12.1 mi
95917 Biggs, CA 14.6 mi
95928 Chico, CA 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95965?

95965 is in Oroville, California, in Butte County, part of the Chico, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5939, -121.5814.

What county is 95965 in?

95965 lies in Butte County.

What area code is 95965?

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

What time zone is 95965 in?

95965 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95965?

About 21,181 people live in ZIP code 95965, in 7,178 households, at 68.0 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 95965?

$53,198 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95965?

The closest are 95967 (9.3 mi), 95969 (9.3 mi), 95968 (11.1 mi), 95916 (11.3 mi) and 95938 (11.4 mi).

Is 95965 a PO Box ZIP code?

95965 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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