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96117

ZIP 96117 is Litchfield, California, in Lassen County; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lassen
Metro area
Susanville, CA
Population
261
Coordinates
40.5335, -120.2354
☼ Live from 96117 — Litchfield, CA

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Where 96117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96117
  • 🔢 Type 96117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,117 = 3 × 7 × 23 × 199. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96116 (Likely, CA, 51 mi away) and 96118 (Loyalton, CA, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96117 becomes 71169, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11697, 11769, 11796, 11967, 11976, 16917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11976 in Water Mill, NY, 2,475 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,141 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96117 and you would come out at 40.53°S, 59.76°E — 794 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 324.3 square miles of land, 96117 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 246 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population261This ZIP261
Households69This ZIP69
Housing units134This ZIP134
Median age14.1This ZIP14.1California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$104,583This ZIP$104,583California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$305,000This ZIP$305,000California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute12.0 minThis ZIP12.0 min
Population density0.8 / sq miThis ZIP0.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$8,015,000This ZIP$8,015,000

Land area

Land area324.33 sq miThis ZIP324.33 sq mi
Water area1.17 sq miThis ZIP1.17 sq mi

Other place names in 96117

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 96117

ZIPCityDistance
96136 Wendel, CA 15.3 mi
96128 Standish, CA 15.6 mi
96130 Susanville, CA 21.0 mi
96114 Janesville, CA 21.3 mi
96123 Ravendale, CA 22.1 mi
96127 Susanville, CA 23.4 mi
96113 Herlong, CA 24.3 mi
96121 Milford, CA 26.6 mi
96132 Termo, CA 29.2 mi
96109 Doyle, CA 37.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96117?

96117 is in Litchfield, California, in Lassen County, part of the Susanville, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5335, -120.2354.

What county is 96117 in?

96117 lies in Lassen County.

What time zone is 96117 in?

96117 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96117?

About 261 people live in ZIP code 96117, in 69 households, at 0.8 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 96117?

$104,583 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96117?

The closest are 96136 (15.3 mi), 96128 (15.6 mi), 96130 (21 mi), 96114 (21.3 mi) and 96123 (22.1 mi).

Is 96117 a PO Box ZIP code?

96117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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