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96073

ZIP 96073 is Palo Cedro, California, in Shasta County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Shasta
Metro area
Redding, CA
Population
5,750
Coordinates
40.5986, -122.1949
☼ Live from 96073 — Palo Cedro, CA

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Where 96073 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 96073
  • 🔢 Type 96073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,073 = 191 × 503. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011101001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96071 (Old Station, CA, 39 mi away) and 96074 (Paskenta, CA, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96073 becomes 37069 — and that is a real ZIP code: Franklin, TN, 1,927 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03769, 06379, 06793, 07936, 07963, 36079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96370 in FPO AA, a military post office, 5,998 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,243 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96073 and you would come out at 40.60°S, 57.81°E — 854 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 45.2 square miles of land, 96073 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,750This ZIP5,750
Households2,016This ZIP2,016
Housing units2,053This ZIP2,053
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$120,469This ZIP$120,469California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$567,000This ZIP$567,000California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,607This ZIP$1,607California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.0%This ZIP38.0%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density127.1 / sq miThis ZIP127.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments109This ZIP109
Employees864This ZIP864
Annual payroll$42,616,000This ZIP$42,616,000
Tax returns filed2,180This ZIP2,180
Total adjusted gross income$260,965,000This ZIP$260,965,000

Land area

Land area45.23 sq miThis ZIP45.23 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 96073

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ZIP codes near 96073

ZIPCityDistance
96062 Millville, CA 6.2 mi
96003 Redding, CA 8.1 mi
96002 Redding, CA 8.1 mi
96070 Obrien, CA 9.4 mi
96079 Shasta Lake, CA 9.5 mi
96008 Bella Vista, CA 9.7 mi
96049 Redding, CA 9.8 mi
96069 Oak Run, CA 11.1 mi
96007 Anderson, CA 11.5 mi
96019 Shasta Lake, CA 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96073?

96073 is in Palo Cedro, California, in Shasta County, part of the Redding, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5986, -122.1949.

What county is 96073 in?

96073 lies in Shasta County.

What area code is 96073?

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

What time zone is 96073 in?

96073 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96073?

About 5,750 people live in ZIP code 96073, in 2,016 households, at 127.1 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 96073?

$120,469 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96073?

The closest are 96062 (6.2 mi), 96003 (8.1 mi), 96002 (8.1 mi), 96070 (9.4 mi) and 96079 (9.5 mi).

Is 96073 a PO Box ZIP code?

96073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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