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96011

ZIP 96011 is Big Bend, California, in Shasta County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Shasta
Metro area
Redding, CA
Population
75
Coordinates
41.0559, -121.8919
☼ Live from 96011 — Big Bend, CA

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Where 96011 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96011
  • 🔢 Type 96011 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,011 = 67 × 1433. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96010 (Big Bar, CA, 70 mi away) and 96013 (Burney, CA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96011 becomes 11069, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01961, 06119, 06911, 10169, 10916, 11096, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01961 in Peabody, MA, 2,588 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,225 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96011 and you would come out at 41.06°S, 58.11°E — 820 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 116.0 square miles of land, 96011 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 88 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population75This ZIP75
Households39This ZIP39
Housing units92This ZIP92
Median age61.9This ZIP61.9California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$25,208This ZIP$25,208California$99,122US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Population density0.6 / sq miThis ZIP0.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$1,585,000This ZIP$1,585,000

Land area

Land area116.01 sq miThis ZIP116.01 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Other place names in 96011

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

ZIP codes near 96011

ZIPCityDistance
96013 Burney, CA 11.9 mi
96065 Montgomery Creek, CA 11.9 mi
96057 Mccloud, CA 15.0 mi
96084 Round Mountain, CA 18.0 mi
96017 Castella, CA 22.2 mi
96028 Fall River Mills, CA 22.9 mi
96016 Cassel, CA 22.9 mi
96051 Lakehead, CA 23.9 mi
96025 Dunsmuir, CA 24.4 mi
96008 Bella Vista, CA 25.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96011?

96011 is in Big Bend, California, in Shasta County, part of the Redding, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0559, -121.8919.

What county is 96011 in?

96011 lies in Shasta County.

What area code is 96011?

Big Bend uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 96011 in?

96011 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96011?

About 75 people live in ZIP code 96011, in 39 households, at 0.6 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 96011?

$25,208 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96011?

The closest are 96013 (11.9 mi), 96065 (11.9 mi), 96057 (15 mi), 96084 (18 mi) and 96017 (22.2 mi).

Is 96011 a PO Box ZIP code?

96011 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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