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Where 95968 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 95968 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgGSG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 95,968 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2999. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111011011100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95967 (Paradise, CA, 20 mi away) and 95969 (Paradise, CA, 20 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 95968 becomes 86959, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (65899, 68959, 95689, 95698, 95986, 96598, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96598 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,943 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 52% 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 95968 and you would come out at 39.44°S, 58.45°E — 896 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 1.8 square miles of land, 95968 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,364This ZIP1,364 |
|---|---|
| Households | 608This ZIP608 |
| Housing units | 638This ZIP638 |
| Median age | 47.3This ZIP47.3California37.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $42,000This ZIP$42,000California$99,122US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $1,156This ZIP$1,156California$2,036US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2.7%This ZIP2.7% |
| Mean commute | 44.9 minThis ZIP44.9 min |
| Population density | 758.6 / sq miThis ZIP758.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 12This ZIP12 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 109This ZIP109 |
| Annual payroll | $4,622,000This ZIP$4,622,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 790This ZIP790 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $41,023,000This ZIP$41,023,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.80 sq miThis ZIP1.80 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 95968
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 95968
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
95966 | Oroville, CA | 7.9 mi |
95914 | Bangor, CA | 9.4 mi |
95965 | Oroville, CA | 11.1 mi |
95917 | Biggs, CA | 11.3 mi |
95972 | Rackerby, CA | 11.5 mi |
95974 | Richvale, CA | 11.7 mi |
95948 | Gridley, CA | 13.4 mi |
95918 | Browns Valley, CA | 14.7 mi |
95901 | Marysville, CA | 14.9 mi |
95919 | Brownsville, CA | 15.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 95968?
95968 is in Palermo, California, in Butte County, part of the Chico, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4352, -121.5518.
What county is 95968 in?
95968 lies in Butte County.
What area code is 95968?
Palermo uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 95968 in?
95968 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 95968?
About 1,364 people live in ZIP code 95968, in 608 households, at 758.6 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 95968?
$42,000 a year, against $99,122 across California.
What ZIP codes are near 95968?
The closest are 95966 (7.9 mi), 95914 (9.4 mi), 95965 (11.1 mi), 95917 (11.3 mi) and 95972 (11.5 mi).
Is 95968 a PO Box ZIP code?
95968 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “95968 ZIP Code — Palermo, California (Butte County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/95968
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