96078
ZIP 96078 is Proberta, California, in Tehama County; area code 530; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Tehama
- Metro area
- Red Bluff, CA
- Population
- 454
- Coordinates
- 40.0824, -122.1761
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Where 96078 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 96078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 96,078 = 2 × 3 × 67 × 239. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111011101001110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96076 (Platina, CA, 46 mi away) and 96079 (Shasta Lake, CA, 43 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 96078 becomes 87069, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06798, 06879, 06897, 07869, 09768, 09876, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09876 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,905 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
- 🎯1,246 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96078 and you would come out at 40.08°S, 57.82°E — 881 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
- 📏 At 0.121 square miles of land, 96078 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 59 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 454This ZIP454 |
|---|---|
| Households | 88This ZIP88 |
| Housing units | 88This ZIP88 |
| Median age | 20.3This ZIP20.3California37.9US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min |
| Population density | 3,752.1 / sq miThis ZIP3,752.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 20This ZIP20 |
| Annual payroll | $612,000This ZIP$612,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 96078
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 96078
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
96035 | Gerber, CA | 2.9 mi |
96090 | Tehama, CA | 6.0 mi |
96055 | Los Molinos, CA | 9.5 mi |
96021 | Corning, CA | 12.1 mi |
96092 | Vina, CA | 13.3 mi |
96080 | Red Bluff, CA | 15.2 mi |
96029 | Flournoy, CA | 19.3 mi |
95973 | Chico, CA | 22.0 mi |
95927 | Chico, CA | 22.5 mi |
96022 | Cottonwood, CA | 22.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 96078?
96078 is in Proberta, California, in Tehama County, part of the Red Bluff, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0824, -122.1761.
What county is 96078 in?
96078 lies in Tehama County.
What area code is 96078?
Proberta uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 96078 in?
96078 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 96078?
About 454 people live in ZIP code 96078, in 88 households, at 3,752.1 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 96078?
The closest are 96035 (2.9 mi), 96090 (6 mi), 96055 (9.5 mi), 96021 (12.1 mi) and 96092 (13.3 mi).
Is 96078 a PO Box ZIP code?
96078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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