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96031

ZIP 96031 is Forks Of Salmon, California, in Siskiyou County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Siskiyou
Metro area
none
Population
66
Coordinates
41.1756, -123.1982
☼ Live from 96031 — Forks Of Salmon, CA

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Where 96031 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96031
  • 🔢 Type 96031 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,031 = 13 × 83 × 89. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96029 (Flournoy, CA, 93 mi away) and 96032 (Fort Jones, CA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96031 becomes 13069 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fulton, NY, 2,367 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01936, 06913, 09136, 09613, 10963, 13069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09613 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,910 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,292 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96031 and you would come out at 41.18°S, 56.80°E — 861 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 314.9 square miles of land, 96031 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 239 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population66This ZIP66
Households40This ZIP40
Housing units83This ZIP83
Median age67.9This ZIP67.9California37.9US 38.9
Median home value$180,000This ZIP$180,000California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher38.1%This ZIP38.1%
Population density0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi

Land area

Land area314.93 sq miThis ZIP314.93 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

ZIP codes near 96031

ZIPCityDistance
96027 Etna, CA 14.9 mi
96010 Big Bar, CA 15.7 mi
95527 Burnt Ranch, CA 19.4 mi
95556 Orleans, CA 22.2 mi
96091 Trinity Center, CA 22.6 mi
96048 Junction City, CA 25.5 mi
96014 Callahan, CA 26.2 mi
95568 Somes Bar, CA 26.2 mi
95563 Salyer, CA 27.2 mi
95546 Hoopa, CA 27.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96031?

96031 is in Forks Of Salmon, California, in Siskiyou County. Its published point location is 41.1756, -123.1982.

What county is 96031 in?

96031 lies in Siskiyou County.

What area code is 96031?

Forks Of Salmon uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 96031 in?

96031 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96031?

About 66 people live in ZIP code 96031, in 40 households, at 0.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 96031?

The closest are 96027 (14.9 mi), 96010 (15.7 mi), 95527 (19.4 mi), 95556 (22.2 mi) and 96091 (22.6 mi).

Is 96031 a PO Box ZIP code?

96031 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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