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96065

ZIP 96065 is Montgomery Creek, California, in Shasta County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Shasta
Metro area
Redding, CA
Population
221
Coordinates
40.8902, -121.9568
☼ Live from 96065 — Montgomery Creek, CA

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Where 96065 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96065
  • 🔢 Type 96065 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,065 = 5 × 19213. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011101000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96064 (Montague, CA, 63 mi away) and 96067 (Mount Shasta, CA, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96065 becomes 56069 — and that is a real ZIP code: Montgomery, MN, 1,457 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05669, 50669, 56069, 56096, 59066, 60569, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96506 in FPO AA, a military post office, 2,647 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
  • 🎯1,229 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96065 and you would come out at 40.89°S, 58.04°E — 831 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 137.1 square miles of land, 96065 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 104 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population221This ZIP221
Households98This ZIP98
Housing units185This ZIP185
Median age59.3This ZIP59.3California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,250This ZIP$61,250California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$365,200This ZIP$365,200California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%This ZIP36.9%
Mean commute35.5 minThis ZIP35.5 min
Population density1.6 / sq miThis ZIP1.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$561,000This ZIP$561,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$7,112,000This ZIP$7,112,000

Land area

Land area137.12 sq miThis ZIP137.12 sq mi
Water area1.68 sq miThis ZIP1.68 sq mi

Other place names in 96065

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ZIP codes near 96065

ZIPCityDistance
96084 Round Mountain, CA 8.0 mi
96011 Big Bend, CA 11.9 mi
96008 Bella Vista, CA 14.1 mi
96069 Oak Run, CA 14.5 mi
96013 Burney, CA 15.0 mi
96070 Obrien, CA 16.4 mi
96096 Whitmore, CA 18.0 mi
96051 Lakehead, CA 18.6 mi
96049 Redding, CA 22.4 mi
96016 Cassel, CA 23.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96065?

96065 is in Montgomery Creek, California, in Shasta County, part of the Redding, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8902, -121.9568.

What county is 96065 in?

96065 lies in Shasta County.

What area code is 96065?

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

What time zone is 96065 in?

96065 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96065?

About 221 people live in ZIP code 96065, in 98 households, at 1.6 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 96065?

$61,250 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96065?

The closest are 96084 (8 mi), 96011 (11.9 mi), 96008 (14.1 mi), 96069 (14.5 mi) and 96013 (15 mi).

Is 96065 a PO Box ZIP code?

96065 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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