96071
ZIP 96071 is Old Station, California, in Shasta County; area code 530; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Shasta
- Metro area
- Redding, CA
- Population
- 20
- Coordinates
- 40.6945, -121.4573
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Where 96071 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.
- 🔢 Type 96071 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 96,071 = 23 × 4177. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111011101000111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96070 (Obrien, CA, 39 mi away) and 96073 (Palo Cedro, CA, 39 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 96071 becomes 17069 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Buffalo, PA, 2,309 miles away.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06791, 07961, 09176, 09716, 10976, 17069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09176 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,543 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 95%.
- 🎯1,204 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96071 and you would come out at 40.69°S, 58.54°E — 824 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
- 📏 At 25.8 square miles of land, 96071 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 20This ZIP20 |
|---|---|
| Households | 20This ZIP20 |
| Housing units | 154This ZIP154 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.8 / sq miThis ZIP0.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 5This ZIP5 |
| Annual payroll | $171,000This ZIP$171,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 25.78 sq miThis ZIP25.78 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
Other place names in 96071
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 96071
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
96040 | Hat Creek, CA | 6.6 mi |
96016 | Cassel, CA | 14.1 mi |
96137 | Westwood, CA | 19.6 mi |
96028 | Fall River Mills, CA | 21.6 mi |
96096 | Whitmore, CA | 22.3 mi |
96084 | Round Mountain, CA | 22.6 mi |
96013 | Burney, CA | 22.9 mi |
96063 | Mineral, CA | 23.7 mi |
96061 | Mill Creek, CA | 24.0 mi |
96088 | Shingletown, CA | 25.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 96071?
96071 is in Old Station, California, in Shasta County, part of the Redding, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6945, -121.4573.
What county is 96071 in?
96071 lies in Shasta County.
What area code is 96071?
Old Station uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 96071 in?
96071 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 96071?
About 20 people live in ZIP code 96071, in 20 households, at 0.8 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 96071?
The closest are 96040 (6.6 mi), 96016 (14.1 mi), 96137 (19.6 mi), 96028 (21.6 mi) and 96096 (22.3 mi).
Is 96071 a PO Box ZIP code?
96071 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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