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96051

ZIP 96051 is Lakehead, California, in Shasta County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Shasta
Metro area
Redding, CA
Population
1,070
Coordinates
40.9163, -122.3108
☼ Live from 96051 — Lakehead, CA

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Where 96051 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96051
  • 🔢 Type 96051 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,051 = 3 × 101 × 317. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96050 (Klamath River, CA, 73 mi away) and 96052 (Lewiston, CA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96051 becomes 15069 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Kensington, PA, 2,205 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01569, 01965, 06519, 09156, 09165, 10596, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09165 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,488 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,248 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96051 and you would come out at 40.92°S, 57.69°E — 842 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 343.4 square miles of land, 96051 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 261 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,070This ZIP1,070
Households443This ZIP443
Housing units853This ZIP853
Median age58.0This ZIP58.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$69,688This ZIP$69,688California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$360,000This ZIP$360,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,007This ZIP$2,007California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%This ZIP25.9%
Mean commute30.3 minThis ZIP30.3 min
Population density3.1 / sq miThis ZIP3.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees102This ZIP102
Annual payroll$5,145,000This ZIP$5,145,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$30,306,000This ZIP$30,306,000

Land area

Land area343.43 sq miThis ZIP343.43 sq mi
Water area35.42 sq miThis ZIP35.42 sq mi

Other place names in 96051

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

ZIP codes near 96051

ZIPCityDistance
96017 Castella, CA 13.1 mi
96070 Obrien, CA 13.9 mi
96049 Redding, CA 14.3 mi
96099 Redding, CA 15.2 mi
96079 Shasta Lake, CA 15.9 mi
96019 Shasta Lake, CA 16.5 mi
96008 Bella Vista, CA 17.0 mi
96003 Redding, CA 17.2 mi
96065 Montgomery Creek, CA 18.6 mi
96089 Shasta Lake, CA 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96051?

96051 is in Lakehead, California, in Shasta County, part of the Redding, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9163, -122.3108.

What county is 96051 in?

96051 lies in Shasta County.

What area code is 96051?

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

What time zone is 96051 in?

96051 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96051?

About 1,070 people live in ZIP code 96051, in 443 households, at 3.1 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 96051?

$69,688 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96051?

The closest are 96017 (13.1 mi), 96070 (13.9 mi), 96049 (14.3 mi), 96099 (15.2 mi) and 96079 (15.9 mi).

Is 96051 a PO Box ZIP code?

96051 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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