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96003

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Shasta
Metro area
Redding, CA
Population
44,923
Coordinates
40.6673, -122.3195
☼ Live from 96003 — Redding, CA

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Where 96003 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 96003
  • 🔢 Type 96003 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,003 = 3 × 3 × 10667. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96002 (Redding, CA, 10 mi away) and 96006 (Adin, CA, 84 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96003 becomes 30069 — and that is a real ZIP code: Marietta, GA, 2,111 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00693, 00936, 00963, 03609, 03906, 06039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09630 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,834 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,249 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96003 and you would come out at 40.67°S, 57.68°E — 855 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 15m.
  • 📏 At 111.2 square miles of land, 96003 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,923This ZIP44,923
Households18,047This ZIP18,047
Housing units20,065This ZIP20,065
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$72,445This ZIP$72,445California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$402,900This ZIP$402,900California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,480This ZIP$1,480California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%This ZIP28.5%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density404.2 / sq miThis ZIP404.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,011This ZIP1,011
Employees15,591This ZIP15,591
Annual payroll$758,196,000This ZIP$758,196,000
Tax returns filed19,410This ZIP19,410
Total adjusted gross income$1,400,089,000This ZIP$1,400,089,000

Land area

Land area111.15 sq miThis ZIP111.15 sq mi
Water area6.57 sq miThis ZIP6.57 sq mi

Other place names in 96003

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ZIP codes near 96003

ZIPCityDistance
96079 Shasta Lake, CA 1.6 mi
96049 Redding, CA 3.0 mi
96099 Redding, CA 4.4 mi
96019 Shasta Lake, CA 4.4 mi
96089 Shasta Lake, CA 5.7 mi
96070 Obrien, CA 8.1 mi
96073 Palo Cedro, CA 8.1 mi
96001 Redding, CA 9.4 mi
96002 Redding, CA 9.6 mi
96008 Bella Vista, CA 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96003?

96003 is in Redding, California, in Shasta County, part of the Redding, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6673, -122.3195.

What county is 96003 in?

96003 lies in Shasta County.

What area code is 96003?

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

What time zone is 96003 in?

96003 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96003?

About 44,923 people live in ZIP code 96003, in 18,047 households, at 404.2 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 96003?

$72,445 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96003?

The closest are 96079 (1.6 mi), 96049 (3 mi), 96099 (4.4 mi), 96019 (4.4 mi) and 96089 (5.7 mi).

Is 96003 a PO Box ZIP code?

96003 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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