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96039

ZIP 96039 is Happy Camp, California, in Siskiyou County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Siskiyou
Metro area
none
Population
583
Coordinates
41.6689, -123.3764
☼ Live from 96039 — Happy Camp, CA

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Where 96039 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 96039
  • 🔢 Type 96039 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,039 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3557. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96038 (Grenada, CA, 43 mi away) and 96040 (Hat Creek, CA, 116 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96039 becomes 93069, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (39069, 39096, 60399, 60939, 63099, 69039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96390 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,926 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,300 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96039 and you would come out at 41.67°S, 56.62°E — 843 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 264.2 square miles of land, 96039 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 201 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population583This ZIP583
Households279This ZIP279
Housing units360This ZIP360
Median age57.4This ZIP57.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$41,813This ZIP$41,813California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$169,700This ZIP$169,700California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$811This ZIP$811California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute11.7 minThis ZIP11.7 min
Population density2.2 / sq miThis ZIP2.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees128This ZIP128
Annual payroll$5,577,000This ZIP$5,577,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$19,086,000This ZIP$19,086,000

Land area

Land area264.16 sq miThis ZIP264.16 sq mi
Water area1.36 sq miThis ZIP1.36 sq mi

Other place names in 96039

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ZIP codes near 96039

ZIPCityDistance
95568 Somes Bar, CA 14.0 mi
96085 Scott Bar, CA 16.2 mi
96086 Seiad Valley, CA 18.6 mi
96027 Etna, CA 20.7 mi
96032 Fort Jones, CA 21.3 mi
96037 Greenview, CA 25.0 mi
96050 Klamath River, CA 25.4 mi
95543 Gasquet, CA 26.7 mi
95556 Orleans, CA 27.2 mi
97534 O Brien, OR 29.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96039?

96039 is in Happy Camp, California, in Siskiyou County. Its published point location is 41.6689, -123.3764.

What county is 96039 in?

96039 lies in Siskiyou County.

What area code is 96039?

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

What time zone is 96039 in?

96039 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96039?

About 583 people live in ZIP code 96039, in 279 households, at 2.2 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 96039?

$41,813 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96039?

The closest are 95568 (14 mi), 96085 (16.2 mi), 96086 (18.6 mi), 96027 (20.7 mi) and 96032 (21.3 mi).

Is 96039 a PO Box ZIP code?

96039 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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