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96074

ZIP 96074 is Paskenta, California, in Tehama County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Tehama
Metro area
Red Bluff, CA
Population
290
Coordinates
39.8621, -122.5910
☼ Live from 96074 — Paskenta, CA

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Where 96074 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96074
  • 🔢 Type 96074 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,074 = 2 × 11 × 11 × 397. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011101001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96073 (Palo Cedro, CA, 55 mi away) and 96075 (Paynes Creek, CA, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96074 becomes 47069, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04679, 04769, 04967, 04976, 06479, 06749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09746 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,842 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,270 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96074 and you would come out at 39.86°S, 57.41°E — 907 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 90.7 square miles of land, 96074 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population290This ZIP290
Households54This ZIP54
Housing units70This ZIP70
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$51,346This ZIP$51,346California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$177,100This ZIP$177,100California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute51.0 minThis ZIP51.0 min
Population density3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi

Land area

Land area90.69 sq miThis ZIP90.69 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 96074

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

ZIP codes near 96074

ZIPCityDistance
96029 Flournoy, CA 7.6 mi
95963 Orland, CA 17.2 mi
96021 Corning, CA 17.5 mi
95939 Elk Creek, CA 20.8 mi
96080 Red Bluff, CA 22.4 mi
96035 Gerber, CA 24.8 mi
95913 Artois, CA 26.6 mi
96078 Proberta, CA 26.7 mi
96090 Tehama, CA 26.9 mi
95988 Willows, CA 29.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96074?

96074 is in Paskenta, California, in Tehama County, part of the Red Bluff, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8621, -122.5910.

What county is 96074 in?

96074 lies in Tehama County.

What area code is 96074?

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

What time zone is 96074 in?

96074 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96074?

About 290 people live in ZIP code 96074, in 54 households, at 3.2 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 96074?

$51,346 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96074?

The closest are 96029 (7.6 mi), 95963 (17.2 mi), 96021 (17.5 mi), 95939 (20.8 mi) and 96080 (22.4 mi).

Is 96074 a PO Box ZIP code?

96074 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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