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96021

ZIP 96021 is Corning, California, in Tehama County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Tehama
Metro area
Red Bluff, CA
Population
14,812
Coordinates
39.9235, -122.2705
☼ Live from 96021 — Corning, CA

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Where 96021 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 96021
  • 🔢 Type 96021 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,021 = 3 × 3 × 47 × 227. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96020 (Chester, CA, 60 mi away) and 96022 (Cottonwood, CA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96021 becomes 12069 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fort Hunter, NY, 2,461 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02169, 02196, 02916, 06129, 06912, 06921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09621 in FPO AE, a military post office, 6,223 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,253 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96021 and you would come out at 39.92°S, 57.73°E — 893 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 249.6 square miles of land, 96021 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 189 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,812This ZIP14,812
Households5,310This ZIP5,310
Housing units5,873This ZIP5,873
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$59,592This ZIP$59,592California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$314,000This ZIP$314,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$949This ZIP$949California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density59.3 / sq miThis ZIP59.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments229This ZIP229
Employees3,029This ZIP3,029
Annual payroll$152,621,000This ZIP$152,621,000
Tax returns filed6,760This ZIP6,760
Total adjusted gross income$350,588,000This ZIP$350,588,000

Land area

Land area249.60 sq miThis ZIP249.60 sq mi
Water area2.33 sq miThis ZIP2.33 sq mi

Other place names in 96021

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ZIP codes near 96021

ZIPCityDistance
96035 Gerber, CA 9.3 mi
96090 Tehama, CA 9.9 mi
96029 Flournoy, CA 11.6 mi
96078 Proberta, CA 12.1 mi
95963 Orland, CA 12.3 mi
96092 Vina, CA 16.2 mi
96074 Paskenta, CA 17.5 mi
96055 Los Molinos, CA 18.8 mi
96080 Red Bluff, CA 19.0 mi
95927 Chico, CA 19.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96021?

96021 is in Corning, California, in Tehama County, part of the Red Bluff, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9235, -122.2705.

What county is 96021 in?

96021 lies in Tehama County.

What area code is 96021?

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

What time zone is 96021 in?

96021 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96021?

About 14,812 people live in ZIP code 96021, in 5,310 households, at 59.3 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 96021?

$59,592 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96021?

The closest are 96035 (9.3 mi), 96090 (9.9 mi), 96029 (11.6 mi), 96078 (12.1 mi) and 95963 (12.3 mi).

Is 96021 a PO Box ZIP code?

96021 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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