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96001

ZIP 96001 is in Redding, California, in Shasta County; area codes 530 and 837; Pacific time. Redding has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 96002, 96003, 96049 and 96099.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Shasta
Metro area
Redding, CA
Population
33,817
Coordinates
40.5772, -122.4547
☼ Live from 96001 — Redding, CA

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Where 96001 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96001
  • 🔢 Type 96001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 96001 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 95993 (Yuba City, CA, 111 mi away) and 96002 (Redding, CA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96001 becomes 10069 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 2,506 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00916, 00961, 01069, 01096, 01609, 01906, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09601 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,840 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,257 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96001 and you would come out at 40.58°S, 57.55°E — 865 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 72.5 square miles of land, 96001 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,817This ZIP33,817
Households13,089This ZIP13,089
Housing units14,506This ZIP14,506
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$72,484This ZIP$72,484California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$401,500This ZIP$401,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,282This ZIP$1,282California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min
Population density466.4 / sq miThis ZIP466.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,307This ZIP1,307
Employees13,211This ZIP13,211
Annual payroll$796,490,000This ZIP$796,490,000
Tax returns filed14,490This ZIP14,490
Total adjusted gross income$1,197,994,000This ZIP$1,197,994,000

Land area

Land area72.50 sq miThis ZIP72.50 sq mi
Water area1.45 sq miThis ZIP1.45 sq mi

Other place names in 96001

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ZIP codes near 96001

ZIPCityDistance
96089 Shasta Lake, CA 5.8 mi
96095 Whiskeytown, CA 7.0 mi
96002 Redding, CA 7.9 mi
96087 Shasta, CA 7.9 mi
96019 Shasta Lake, CA 8.1 mi
96003 Redding, CA 9.4 mi
96099 Redding, CA 9.5 mi
96079 Shasta Lake, CA 9.8 mi
96007 Anderson, CA 11.3 mi
96049 Redding, CA 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96001?

96001 is in Redding, California, in Shasta County, part of the Redding, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5772, -122.4547.

What county is 96001 in?

96001 lies in Shasta County.

What area code is 96001?

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

What time zone is 96001 in?

96001 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96001?

About 33,817 people live in ZIP code 96001, in 13,089 households, at 466.4 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 96001?

$72,484 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96001?

The closest are 96089 (5.8 mi), 96095 (7 mi), 96002 (7.9 mi), 96087 (7.9 mi) and 96019 (8.1 mi).

Is 96001 a PO Box ZIP code?

96001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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