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95981

ZIP 95981 is Strawberry Valley, California, mostly in Plumas County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Plumas +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
99
Coordinates
39.6528, -121.0399
☼ Live from 95981 — Strawberry Valley, CA

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Where 95981 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95981
  • 🔢 Type 95981 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBGSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,981 = 41 × 2341. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95980 (Storrie, CA, 24 mi away) and 95982 (Sutter, CA, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95981 becomes 18959, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19895, 19958, 59918, 89159, 89195, 89519, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19958 in Lewes, DE, 2,430 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,190 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95981 and you would come out at 39.65°S, 58.96°E — 868 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 53.1 square miles of land, 95981 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population99This ZIP99
Households39This ZIP39
Housing units256This ZIP256
Median age63.8This ZIP63.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$91,016This ZIP$91,016California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$325,000This ZIP$325,000California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density1.9 / sq miThis ZIP1.9 / sq mi

Land area

Land area53.09 sq miThis ZIP53.09 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 95981 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Plumas County 76.2%
Yuba County 23.8%

Other place names in 95981

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

ZIP codes near 95981

ZIPCityDistance
95930 Clipper Mills, CA 9.6 mi
95940 Feather Falls, CA 12.3 mi
95944 Goodyears Bar, CA 12.7 mi
95922 Camptonville, CA 13.0 mi
95925 Challenge, CA 14.2 mi
95960 North San Juan, CA 14.7 mi
95936 Downieville, CA 15.0 mi
95941 Forbestown, CA 15.6 mi
95956 Meadow Valley, CA 16.5 mi
95910 Alleghany, CA 17.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95981?

95981 is in Strawberry Valley, California, in Plumas County. Its published point location is 39.6528, -121.0399.

What county is 95981 in?

95981 spans 2 counties: Plumas County and Yuba County. Most of it falls in Plumas 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 95981?

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

What time zone is 95981 in?

95981 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95981?

About 99 people live in ZIP code 95981, in 39 households, at 1.9 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 95981?

$91,016 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 95981?

The closest are 95930 (9.6 mi), 95940 (12.3 mi), 95944 (12.7 mi), 95922 (13 mi) and 95925 (14.2 mi).

Is 95981 a PO Box ZIP code?

95981 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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