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95986

ZIP 95986 is Washington, California, in Nevada County; area codes 530 and 837; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Nevada
Population
115
Coordinates
39.3615, -120.7652
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Where 95986 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 95986
  • 🔢 Type 95986 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBGSG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 95,986 = 2 × 11 × 4363. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011011110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95984 (Twain, CA, 47 mi away) and 95987 (Williams, CA, 81 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 95986 becomes 68959 — and that is a real ZIP code: Minden, NE, 1,157 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (65899, 68959, 95689, 95698, 95968, 96598, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96598 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,938 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,179 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 95986 and you would come out at 39.36°S, 59.23°E — 876 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 10.9 square miles of land, 95986 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population115This ZIP115
Households51This ZIP51
Housing units59This ZIP59
Median age61.6This ZIP61.6California37.9US 38.9
Median home value$323,900This ZIP$323,900California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Population density10.6 / sq miThis ZIP10.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$368,000This ZIP$368,000

Land area

Land area10.88 sq miThis ZIP10.88 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 95986

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

ZIP codes near 95986

ZIPCityDistance
95959 Nevada City, CA 5.7 mi
95910 Alleghany, CA 7.8 mi
95715 Emigrant Gap, CA 8.7 mi
95701 Alta, CA 9.3 mi
95714 Dutch Flat, CA 11.7 mi
95944 Goodyears Bar, CA 13.2 mi
95960 North San Juan, CA 14.5 mi
95936 Downieville, CA 15.2 mi
95717 Gold Run, CA 15.7 mi
95945 Grass Valley, CA 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 95986?

95986 is in Washington, California, in Nevada County, part of the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3615, -120.7652.

What county is 95986 in?

95986 lies in Nevada County.

What area code is 95986?

Washington uses area codes 530 and 837, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 95986 in?

95986 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 95986?

About 115 people live in ZIP code 95986, in 51 households, at 10.6 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 95986?

The closest are 95959 (5.7 mi), 95910 (7.8 mi), 95715 (8.7 mi), 95701 (9.3 mi) and 95714 (11.7 mi).

Is 95986 a PO Box ZIP code?

95986 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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