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95966

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Butte +1 more
Metro area
Chico, CA
Population
28,503
Coordinates
39.4754, -121.4141
☼ Live from 95966 — Oroville, CA

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Where 95966 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 95966
  • 🔢 Type 95966 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggGSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,966 = 2 × 13 × 3691. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95965 (Oroville, CA, 12 mi away) and 95967 (Paradise, CA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95966 becomes 66959 — and that is a real ZIP code: Munden, KS, 1,266 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (66959, 95669, 95696, 99566, 99656, 99665). The farthest-flung twin is 99665 in Shageluk, AK, 2,245 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,212 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95966 and you would come out at 39.48°S, 58.59°E — 890 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 170.2 square miles of land, 95966 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 129 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,503This ZIP28,503
Households11,466This ZIP11,466
Housing units13,755This ZIP13,755
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$65,586This ZIP$65,586California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$333,100This ZIP$333,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,149This ZIP$1,149California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density167.5 / sq miThis ZIP167.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments389This ZIP389
Employees6,042This ZIP6,042
Annual payroll$316,402,000This ZIP$316,402,000
Tax returns filed11,670This ZIP11,670
Total adjusted gross income$729,492,000This ZIP$729,492,000

Land area

Land area170.16 sq miThis ZIP170.16 sq mi
Water area9.95 sq miThis ZIP9.95 sq mi

Counties 95966 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Butte County 96.8%
Yuba County 3.2%

Other place names in 95966

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

ZIP codes near 95966

ZIPCityDistance
95914 Bangor, CA 5.0 mi
95972 Rackerby, CA 5.5 mi
95968 Palermo, CA 7.9 mi
95941 Forbestown, CA 8.0 mi
95919 Brownsville, CA 8.4 mi
95925 Challenge, CA 11.8 mi
95965 Oroville, CA 12.1 mi
95916 Berry Creek, CA 12.3 mi
95918 Browns Valley, CA 12.7 mi
95940 Feather Falls, CA 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95966?

95966 is in Oroville, California, in Butte County, part of the Chico, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4754, -121.4141.

What county is 95966 in?

95966 spans 2 counties: Butte County and Yuba County. Most of it falls in Butte 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 95966?

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

What time zone is 95966 in?

95966 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95966?

About 28,503 people live in ZIP code 95966, in 11,466 households, at 167.5 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 95966?

$65,586 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95966?

The closest are 95914 (5 mi), 95972 (5.5 mi), 95968 (7.9 mi), 95941 (8 mi) and 95919 (8.4 mi).

Is 95966 a PO Box ZIP code?

95966 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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