95978
ZIP 95978 is Stirling City, California, in Butte County; area code 530; Pacific time.
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Where 95978 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 95978 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLGSG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 95,978 = 2 × 37 × 1297. Its digits add up to 38, a total 58 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111011011101010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95977 (Smartsville, CA, 52 mi away) and 95979 (Stonyford, CA, 66 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 95978 becomes 87959, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (78599, 78959, 79958, 95798, 95987, 97859, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99785 in Brevig Mission, AK, 2,485 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
- 🎯1,214 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95978 and you would come out at 39.91°S, 58.47°E — 869 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
- 📏 At 0.037 square miles of land, 95978 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 18 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 142This ZIP142 |
|---|---|
| Households | 30This ZIP30 |
| Housing units | 64This ZIP64 |
| Median age | 6.6This ZIP6.6California37.9US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 3,837.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,837.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 95978
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 95978
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
95954 | Magalia, CA | 4.5 mi |
95942 | Forest Ranch, CA | 7.3 mi |
95980 | Storrie, CA | 11.0 mi |
95969 | Paradise, CA | 14.2 mi |
95967 | Paradise, CA | 14.9 mi |
95915 | Belden, CA | 16.8 mi |
95973 | Chico, CA | 17.6 mi |
95916 | Berry Creek, CA | 19.4 mi |
95976 | Chico, CA | 20.1 mi |
95926 | Chico, CA | 20.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 95978?
95978 is in Stirling City, California, in Butte County, part of the Chico, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9084, -121.5296.
What county is 95978 in?
95978 lies in Butte County.
What area code is 95978?
Stirling City uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 95978 in?
95978 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 95978?
About 142 people live in ZIP code 95978, in 30 households, at 3,837.8 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 95978?
The closest are 95954 (4.5 mi), 95942 (7.3 mi), 95980 (11 mi), 95969 (14.2 mi) and 95967 (14.9 mi).
Is 95978 a PO Box ZIP code?
95978 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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