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Where 95974 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 95974 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLGSG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 95,974 = 2 × 47 × 1021. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111011011100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95973 (Chico, CA, 27 mi away) and 95975 (Rough And Ready, CA, 37 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 95974 becomes 47959 — and that is a real ZIP code: Monon, IN, 1,830 miles away.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47959, 47995, 49759, 49795, 54979, 59479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99547 in Atka, AK, 2,607 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
- 🎯1,229 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95974 and you would come out at 39.50°S, 58.24°E — 899 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 23m.
- 📏 At 0.417 square miles of land, 95974 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 202 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 98This ZIP98 |
|---|---|
| Households | 62This ZIP62 |
| Housing units | 62This ZIP62 |
| Median age | 76.1This ZIP76.1California37.9US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.7%This ZIP36.7% |
| Population density | 235.0 / sq miThis ZIP235.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 11This ZIP11 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 521This ZIP521 |
| Annual payroll | $37,934,000This ZIP$37,934,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 95974
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 95974
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
95917 | Biggs, CA | 4.3 mi |
95958 | Nelson, CA | 5.1 mi |
95938 | Durham, CA | 7.7 mi |
95920 | Butte City, CA | 10.2 mi |
95948 | Gridley, CA | 10.9 mi |
95965 | Oroville, CA | 11.4 mi |
95968 | Palermo, CA | 11.7 mi |
95928 | Chico, CA | 13.4 mi |
95943 | Glenn, CA | 15.8 mi |
95967 | Paradise, CA | 16.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 95974?
95974 is in Richvale, California, in Butte County, part of the Chico, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4973, -121.7557.
What county is 95974 in?
95974 lies in Butte County.
What area code is 95974?
Richvale uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 95974 in?
95974 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 95974?
About 98 people live in ZIP code 95974, in 62 households, at 235.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 95974?
The closest are 95917 (4.3 mi), 95958 (5.1 mi), 95938 (7.7 mi), 95920 (10.2 mi) and 95948 (10.9 mi).
Is 95974 a PO Box ZIP code?
95974 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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