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96022

ZIP 96022 is Cottonwood, California, mostly in Tehama County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Tehama +1 more
Metro area
Red Bluff, CA
Population
17,092
Coordinates
40.3363, -122.4480
☼ Live from 96022 — Cottonwood, CA

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Where 96022 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 96022
  • 🔢 Type 96022 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,022 = 2 × 41 × 1171. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96021 (Corning, CA, 30 mi away) and 96023 (Dorris, CA, 111 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96022 becomes 22069, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02269, 06922, 09226, 09262, 09622, 20629, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09622 in FPO AE, a military post office, 6,202 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,258 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96022 and you would come out at 40.34°S, 57.55°E — 877 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 248.6 square miles of land, 96022 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 189 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,092This ZIP17,092
Households6,246This ZIP6,246
Housing units6,725This ZIP6,725
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$89,338This ZIP$89,338California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$366,700This ZIP$366,700California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,450This ZIP$1,450California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density68.8 / sq miThis ZIP68.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments165This ZIP165
Employees839This ZIP839
Annual payroll$37,929,000This ZIP$37,929,000
Tax returns filed6,880This ZIP6,880
Total adjusted gross income$541,333,000This ZIP$541,333,000

Land area

Land area248.58 sq miThis ZIP248.58 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Counties 96022 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tehama County 68.8%
Shasta County 31.2%

Other place names in 96022

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

ZIP codes near 96022

ZIPCityDistance
96007 Anderson, CA 11.1 mi
96080 Red Bluff, CA 11.8 mi
96002 Redding, CA 14.9 mi
96047 Igo, CA 16.2 mi
96001 Redding, CA 16.6 mi
96095 Whiskeytown, CA 21.7 mi
96087 Shasta, CA 21.8 mi
96089 Shasta Lake, CA 22.2 mi
96073 Palo Cedro, CA 22.5 mi
96078 Proberta, CA 22.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96022?

96022 is in Cottonwood, California, in Tehama County, part of the Red Bluff, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3363, -122.4480.

What county is 96022 in?

96022 spans 2 counties: Tehama County and Shasta County. Most of it falls in Tehama County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 96022?

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

What time zone is 96022 in?

96022 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96022?

About 17,092 people live in ZIP code 96022, in 6,246 households, at 68.8 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 96022?

$89,338 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96022?

The closest are 96007 (11.1 mi), 96080 (11.8 mi), 96002 (14.9 mi), 96047 (16.2 mi) and 96001 (16.6 mi).

Is 96022 a PO Box ZIP code?

96022 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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