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96017

ZIP 96017 is Castella, California, in Shasta County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Shasta
Metro area
Redding, CA
Population
122
Coordinates
41.1060, -122.3125
☼ Live from 96017 — Castella, CA

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Where 96017 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96017
  • 🔢 Type 96017 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 96017 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96016 (Cassel, CA, 44 mi away) and 96019 (Shasta Lake, CA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96017 becomes 71069 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rodessa, LA, 1,651 miles away.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06791, 07961, 09176, 09716, 10976, 17069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09176 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,541 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,247 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96017 and you would come out at 41.11°S, 57.69°E — 832 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 93.4 square miles of land, 96017 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population122This ZIP122
Households70This ZIP70
Housing units187This ZIP187
Median age68.2This ZIP68.2California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$48,500This ZIP$48,500California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$280,000This ZIP$280,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,018This ZIP$1,018California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%This ZIP36.3%
Population density1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi

Land area

Land area93.41 sq miThis ZIP93.41 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 96017

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ZIP codes near 96017

ZIPCityDistance
96025 Dunsmuir, CA 6.5 mi
96051 Lakehead, CA 13.1 mi
96067 Mount Shasta, CA 14.6 mi
96011 Big Bend, CA 22.2 mi
96057 Mccloud, CA 23.4 mi
96065 Montgomery Creek, CA 23.8 mi
96091 Trinity Center, CA 25.8 mi
96070 Obrien, CA 26.3 mi
96049 Redding, CA 27.4 mi
96034 Gazelle, CA 27.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96017?

96017 is in Castella, California, in Shasta County, part of the Redding, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1060, -122.3125.

What county is 96017 in?

96017 lies in Shasta County.

What area code is 96017?

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

What time zone is 96017 in?

96017 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96017?

About 122 people live in ZIP code 96017, in 70 households, at 1.3 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 96017?

$48,500 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96017?

The closest are 96025 (6.5 mi), 96051 (13.1 mi), 96067 (14.6 mi), 96011 (22.2 mi) and 96057 (23.4 mi).

Is 96017 a PO Box ZIP code?

96017 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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