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96002

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Shasta
Metro area
Redding, CA
Population
33,783
Coordinates
40.5278, -122.3186
☼ Live from 96002 — Redding, CA

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Where 96002 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 96002
  • 🔢 Type 96002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,002 = 2 × 23 × 2087. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96001 (Redding, CA, 8 mi away) and 96003 (Redding, CA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96002 becomes 20069 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 2,384 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00692, 00926, 00962, 02906, 06029, 06092, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09602 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,876 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,250 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96002 and you would come out at 40.53°S, 57.68°E — 862 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 30.5 square miles of land, 96002 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,783This ZIP33,783
Households12,882This ZIP12,882
Housing units13,736This ZIP13,736
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$73,222This ZIP$73,222California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$367,200This ZIP$367,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,317This ZIP$1,317California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute16.4 minThis ZIP16.4 min
Population density1,106.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,106.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,122This ZIP1,122
Employees14,433This ZIP14,433
Annual payroll$729,936,000This ZIP$729,936,000
Tax returns filed14,580This ZIP14,580
Total adjusted gross income$1,002,422,000This ZIP$1,002,422,000

Land area

Land area30.54 sq miThis ZIP30.54 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

Other place names in 96002

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

ZIP codes near 96002

ZIPCityDistance
96007 Anderson, CA 4.9 mi
96001 Redding, CA 7.9 mi
96073 Palo Cedro, CA 8.1 mi
96003 Redding, CA 9.6 mi
96089 Shasta Lake, CA 10.6 mi
96079 Shasta Lake, CA 11.0 mi
96019 Shasta Lake, CA 11.8 mi
96062 Millville, CA 12.1 mi
96049 Redding, CA 12.6 mi
96099 Redding, CA 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96002?

96002 is in Redding, California, in Shasta County, part of the Redding, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5278, -122.3186.

What county is 96002 in?

96002 lies in Shasta County.

What area code is 96002?

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

What time zone is 96002 in?

96002 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96002?

About 33,783 people live in ZIP code 96002, in 12,882 households, at 1,106.1 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 96002?

$73,222 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96002?

The closest are 96007 (4.9 mi), 96001 (7.9 mi), 96073 (8.1 mi), 96003 (9.6 mi) and 96089 (10.6 mi).

Is 96002 a PO Box ZIP code?

96002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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