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96087

ZIP 96087 is Shasta, California, in Shasta County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Shasta
Metro area
Redding, CA
Population
899
Coordinates
40.6331, -122.5871
☼ Live from 96087 — Shasta, CA

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Where 96087 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96087
  • 🔢 Type 96087 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,087 = 3 × 32029. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011101010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96086 (Seiad Valley, CA, 96 mi away) and 96088 (Shingletown, CA, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96087 becomes 78069 — and that is a real ZIP code: Somerset, TX, 1,561 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 7,872 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,264 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96087 and you would come out at 40.63°S, 57.41°E — 866 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 42.7 square miles of land, 96087 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population899This ZIP899
Households311This ZIP311
Housing units355This ZIP355
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$110,375This ZIP$110,375California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$359,500This ZIP$359,500California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%This ZIP27.7%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density21.0 / sq miThis ZIP21.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees350This ZIP350
Annual payroll$59,842,000This ZIP$59,842,000

Land area

Land area42.72 sq miThis ZIP42.72 sq mi
Water area4.89 sq miThis ZIP4.89 sq mi

Other place names in 96087

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ZIP codes near 96087

ZIPCityDistance
96095 Whiskeytown, CA 1.5 mi
96033 French Gulch, CA 7.4 mi
96001 Redding, CA 7.9 mi
96089 Shasta Lake, CA 8.5 mi
96019 Shasta Lake, CA 10.5 mi
96052 Lewiston, CA 11.0 mi
96099 Redding, CA 11.5 mi
96047 Igo, CA 12.0 mi
96079 Shasta Lake, CA 13.7 mi
96003 Redding, CA 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96087?

96087 is in Shasta, California, in Shasta County, part of the Redding, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6331, -122.5871.

What county is 96087 in?

96087 lies in Shasta County.

What area code is 96087?

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

What time zone is 96087 in?

96087 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96087?

About 899 people live in ZIP code 96087, in 311 households, at 21.0 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 96087?

$110,375 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96087?

The closest are 96095 (1.5 mi), 96033 (7.4 mi), 96001 (7.9 mi), 96089 (8.5 mi) and 96019 (10.5 mi).

Is 96087 a PO Box ZIP code?

96087 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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