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96055

ZIP 96055 is Los Molinos, California, in Tehama County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Tehama
Metro area
Red Bluff, CA
Population
3,473
Coordinates
40.0991, -121.9984
☼ Live from 96055 — Los Molinos, CA

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Where 96055 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96055
  • 🔢 Type 96055 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,055 = 5 × 19211. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011100110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96054 (Lookout, CA, 93 mi away) and 96056 (Mcarthur, CA, 76 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96055 becomes 55069 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rush City, MN, 1,510 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09655, 50569, 50659, 55069, 55609, 55906, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96550 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,948 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,237 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96055 and you would come out at 40.10°S, 58.00°E — 874 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 95.2 square miles of land, 96055 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,473This ZIP3,473
Households1,397This ZIP1,397
Housing units1,654This ZIP1,654
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$59,798This ZIP$59,798California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$305,200This ZIP$305,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,182This ZIP$1,182California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%This ZIP17.1%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density36.5 / sq miThis ZIP36.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees308This ZIP308
Annual payroll$11,120,000This ZIP$11,120,000
Tax returns filed1,570This ZIP1,570
Total adjusted gross income$95,054,000This ZIP$95,054,000

Land area

Land area95.22 sq miThis ZIP95.22 sq mi
Water area1.36 sq miThis ZIP1.36 sq mi

Other place names in 96055

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ZIP codes near 96055

ZIPCityDistance
96092 Vina, CA 9.0 mi
96090 Tehama, CA 9.0 mi
96078 Proberta, CA 9.5 mi
96035 Gerber, CA 10.6 mi
95973 Chico, CA 17.0 mi
96021 Corning, CA 18.8 mi
96075 Paynes Creek, CA 19.3 mi
95927 Chico, CA 20.1 mi
95942 Forest Ranch, CA 21.6 mi
96080 Red Bluff, CA 23.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96055?

96055 is in Los Molinos, California, in Tehama County, part of the Red Bluff, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0991, -121.9984.

What county is 96055 in?

96055 lies in Tehama County.

What area code is 96055?

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

What time zone is 96055 in?

96055 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96055?

About 3,473 people live in ZIP code 96055, in 1,397 households, at 36.5 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 96055?

$59,798 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96055?

The closest are 96092 (9 mi), 96090 (9 mi), 96078 (9.5 mi), 96035 (10.6 mi) and 95973 (17 mi).

Is 96055 a PO Box ZIP code?

96055 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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