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96090

ZIP 96090 is Tehama, California, in Tehama County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Tehama
Metro area
Red Bluff, CA
Population
366
Coordinates
40.0074, -122.1193
☼ Live from 96090 — Tehama, CA

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Where 96090 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96090
  • 🔢 Type 96090 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGOgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,090 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 3203. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011101011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96089 (Shasta Lake, CA, 48 mi away) and 96091 (Trinity Center, CA, 80 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96090 becomes 09069 — and that is a real ZIP code: APO AE, a military post office, 5,339 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00969, 09069, 09096, 09609, 60099, 90069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09609 in FPO AE, a military post office, 6,174 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 96%.
  • 🎯1,244 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96090 and you would come out at 40.01°S, 57.88°E — 883 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 3.1 square miles of land, 96090 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population366This ZIP366
Households161This ZIP161
Housing units188This ZIP188
Median age52.1This ZIP52.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$70,893This ZIP$70,893California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$318,900This ZIP$318,900California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$988This ZIP$988California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%This ZIP13.9%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density119.7 / sq miThis ZIP119.7 / sq mi

Land area

Land area3.06 sq miThis ZIP3.06 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 96090

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ZIP codes near 96090

ZIPCityDistance
96035 Gerber, CA 4.2 mi
96078 Proberta, CA 6.0 mi
96092 Vina, CA 8.3 mi
96055 Los Molinos, CA 9.0 mi
96021 Corning, CA 9.9 mi
95973 Chico, CA 16.5 mi
95927 Chico, CA 16.5 mi
96029 Flournoy, CA 20.1 mi
96080 Red Bluff, CA 20.2 mi
95963 Orland, CA 20.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96090?

96090 is in Tehama, California, in Tehama County, part of the Red Bluff, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0074, -122.1193.

What county is 96090 in?

96090 lies in Tehama County.

What area code is 96090?

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

What time zone is 96090 in?

96090 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96090?

About 366 people live in ZIP code 96090, in 161 households, at 119.7 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 96090?

$70,893 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96090?

The closest are 96035 (4.2 mi), 96078 (6 mi), 96092 (8.3 mi), 96055 (9 mi) and 96021 (9.9 mi).

Is 96090 a PO Box ZIP code?

96090 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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