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96086

ZIP 96086 is Seiad Valley, California, in Siskiyou County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Siskiyou
Metro area
none
Population
348
Coordinates
41.9242, -123.2608
☼ Live from 96086 — Seiad Valley, CA

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Where 96086 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96086
  • 🔢 Type 96086 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,086 = 2 × 107 × 449. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96085 (Scott Bar, CA, 16 mi away) and 96087 (Shasta, CA, 96 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96086 becomes 68069 — and that is a real ZIP code: Waterloo, NE, 1,388 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06896, 09866, 60689, 60968, 68069, 68960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09866 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,713 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,293 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96086 and you would come out at 41.92°S, 56.74°E — 827 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 203.1 square miles of land, 96086 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 154 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population348This ZIP348
Households144This ZIP144
Housing units204This ZIP204
Median age54.1This ZIP54.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$88,750This ZIP$88,750California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$319,200This ZIP$319,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,052This ZIP$1,052California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density1.7 / sq miThis ZIP1.7 / sq mi

Land area

Land area203.14 sq miThis ZIP203.14 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

ZIP codes near 96086

ZIPCityDistance
96085 Scott Bar, CA 15.8 mi
96050 Klamath River, CA 16.7 mi
97530 Jacksonville, OR 16.8 mi
96039 Happy Camp, CA 18.6 mi
97544 Williams, OR 19.6 mi
97523 Cave Junction, OR 23.3 mi
97534 O Brien, OR 23.5 mi
97533 Murphy, OR 26.7 mi
96032 Fort Jones, CA 27.5 mi
97531 Kerby, OR 27.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96086?

96086 is in Seiad Valley, California, in Siskiyou County. Its published point location is 41.9242, -123.2608.

What county is 96086 in?

96086 lies in Siskiyou County.

What area code is 96086?

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

What time zone is 96086 in?

96086 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96086?

About 348 people live in ZIP code 96086, in 144 households, at 1.7 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 96086?

$88,750 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96086?

The closest are 96085 (15.8 mi), 96050 (16.7 mi), 97530 (16.8 mi), 96039 (18.6 mi) and 97544 (19.6 mi).

Is 96086 a PO Box ZIP code?

96086 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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