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96008

ZIP 96008 is Bella Vista, California, in Shasta County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Shasta
Metro area
Redding, CA
Population
1,054
Coordinates
40.7226, -122.1098
☼ Live from 96008 — Bella Vista, CA

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Where 96008 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96008
  • 🔢 Type 96008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 1091. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96007 (Anderson, CA, 21 mi away) and 96009 (Bieber, CA, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96008 becomes 80069, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00698, 00968, 00986, 06089, 06098, 06890, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09680 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,780 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,238 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96008 and you would come out at 40.72°S, 57.89°E — 845 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 61.8 square miles of land, 96008 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,054This ZIP1,054
Households402This ZIP402
Housing units413This ZIP413
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$92,313This ZIP$92,313California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$345,800This ZIP$345,800California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%This ZIP25.5%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density17.1 / sq miThis ZIP17.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees98This ZIP98
Annual payroll$5,559,000This ZIP$5,559,000
Tax returns filed700This ZIP700
Total adjusted gross income$64,307,000This ZIP$64,307,000

Land area

Land area61.81 sq miThis ZIP61.81 sq mi
Water area2.04 sq miThis ZIP2.04 sq mi

Other place names in 96008

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

ZIP codes near 96008

ZIPCityDistance
96070 Obrien, CA 4.5 mi
96069 Oak Run, CA 5.5 mi
96073 Palo Cedro, CA 9.7 mi
96049 Redding, CA 10.6 mi
96062 Millville, CA 11.6 mi
96003 Redding, CA 11.6 mi
96079 Shasta Lake, CA 12.0 mi
96084 Round Mountain, CA 13.6 mi
96096 Whitmore, CA 13.6 mi
96065 Montgomery Creek, CA 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96008?

96008 is in Bella Vista, California, in Shasta County, part of the Redding, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7226, -122.1098.

What county is 96008 in?

96008 lies in Shasta County.

What area code is 96008?

Bella Vista uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 96008 in?

96008 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96008?

About 1,054 people live in ZIP code 96008, in 402 households, at 17.1 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 96008?

$92,313 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96008?

The closest are 96070 (4.5 mi), 96069 (5.5 mi), 96073 (9.7 mi), 96049 (10.6 mi) and 96062 (11.6 mi).

Is 96008 a PO Box ZIP code?

96008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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