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Where 96085 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 96085 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 96,085 = 5 × 11 × 1747. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111011101010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96084 (Round Mountain, CA, 91 mi away) and 96086 (Seiad Valley, CA, 16 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 96085 becomes 58069 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stirum, ND, 1,287 miles away.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08695, 09658, 09865, 56089, 56098, 58069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09658 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,716 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
- 🎯1,284 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96085 and you would come out at 41.74°S, 56.92°E — 829 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
- 📏 At 55.3 square miles of land, 96085 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 71This ZIP71 |
|---|---|
| Households | 39This ZIP39 |
| Housing units | 53This ZIP53 |
| Median age | 59.7This ZIP59.7California37.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $105,179This ZIP$105,179California$99,122US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.7%This ZIP36.7% |
| Population density | 1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 55.30 sq miThis ZIP55.30 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 96085
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
96050 | Klamath River, CA | 10.1 mi |
96032 | Fort Jones, CA | 11.9 mi |
96037 | Greenview, CA | 15.8 mi |
96086 | Seiad Valley, CA | 15.8 mi |
96039 | Happy Camp, CA | 16.2 mi |
96097 | Yreka, CA | 21.6 mi |
96044 | Hornbrook, CA | 24.6 mi |
96027 | Etna, CA | 25.5 mi |
97530 | Jacksonville, OR | 27.7 mi |
95568 | Somes Bar, CA | 27.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 96085?
96085 is in Scott Bar, California, in Siskiyou County. Its published point location is 41.7408, -123.0773.
What county is 96085 in?
96085 lies in Siskiyou County.
What area code is 96085?
Scott Bar uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 96085 in?
96085 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 96085?
About 71 people live in ZIP code 96085, in 39 households, at 1.3 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 96085?
$105,179 a year, against $99,122 across California.
What ZIP codes are near 96085?
The closest are 96050 (10.1 mi), 96032 (11.9 mi), 96037 (15.8 mi), 96086 (15.8 mi) and 96039 (16.2 mi).
Is 96085 a PO Box ZIP code?
96085 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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