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96028

ZIP 96028 is Fall River Mills, California, in Shasta County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Shasta
Metro area
Redding, CA
Population
1,526
Coordinates
41.0074, -121.4575
☼ Live from 96028 — Fall River Mills, CA

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Where 96028 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96028
  • 🔢 Type 96028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,028 = 2 × 2 × 24007. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96027 (Etna, CA, 96 mi away) and 96029 (Flournoy, CA, 92 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96028 becomes 82069, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02896, 06829, 08629, 09628, 09682, 09826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09682 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,756 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,203 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96028 and you would come out at 41.01°S, 58.54°E — 808 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 168.2 square miles of land, 96028 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 128 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,526This ZIP1,526
Households599This ZIP599
Housing units921This ZIP921
Median age56.1This ZIP56.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$76,295This ZIP$76,295California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$392,000This ZIP$392,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$984This ZIP$984California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density9.1 / sq miThis ZIP9.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees375This ZIP375
Annual payroll$24,902,000This ZIP$24,902,000
Tax returns filed610This ZIP610
Total adjusted gross income$47,421,000This ZIP$47,421,000

Land area

Land area168.19 sq miThis ZIP168.19 sq mi
Water area3.46 sq miThis ZIP3.46 sq mi

Other place names in 96028

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ZIP codes near 96028

ZIPCityDistance
96016 Cassel, CA 8.3 mi
96056 Mcarthur, CA 8.4 mi
96013 Burney, CA 12.5 mi
96068 Nubieber, CA 15.0 mi
96040 Hat Creek, CA 15.1 mi
96071 Old Station, CA 21.6 mi
96011 Big Bend, CA 22.9 mi
96009 Bieber, CA 23.0 mi
96054 Lookout, CA 24.9 mi
96084 Round Mountain, CA 26.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96028?

96028 is in Fall River Mills, California, in Shasta County, part of the Redding, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0074, -121.4575.

What county is 96028 in?

96028 lies in Shasta County.

What area code is 96028?

Fall River Mills uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 96028 in?

96028 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96028?

About 1,526 people live in ZIP code 96028, in 599 households, at 9.1 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 96028?

$76,295 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96028?

The closest are 96016 (8.3 mi), 96056 (8.4 mi), 96013 (12.5 mi), 96068 (15 mi) and 96040 (15.1 mi).

Is 96028 a PO Box ZIP code?

96028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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