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96125

ZIP 96125 is Sierra City, California, in Sierra County; area code 530; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Sierra
Metro area
none
Population
263
Coordinates
39.6136, -120.6024
☼ Live from 96125 — Sierra City, CA

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Where 96125 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96125
  • 🔢 Type 96125 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZIgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,125 = 5 × 5 × 5 × 769. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011101111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96124 (Calpine, CA, 7 mi away) and 96126 (Sierraville, CA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96125 becomes 52169 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wadena, IA, 1,513 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12569, 12956, 12965, 15629, 15692, 15926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96521 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,892 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,168 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96125 and you would come out at 39.61°S, 59.40°E — 857 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 92.8 square miles of land, 96125 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 70 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population263This ZIP263
Households163This ZIP163
Housing units331This ZIP331
Median age72.4This ZIP72.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$95,554This ZIP$95,554California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$378,200This ZIP$378,200California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%This ZIP36.9%
Population density2.8 / sq miThis ZIP2.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$1,735,000This ZIP$1,735,000

Land area

Land area92.77 sq miThis ZIP92.77 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 96125

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

ZIP codes near 96125

ZIPCityDistance
96124 Calpine, CA 7.4 mi
96106 Clio, CA 9.0 mi
95936 Downieville, CA 9.4 mi
96126 Sierraville, CA 11.5 mi
96103 Blairsden Graeagle, CA 12.1 mi
95944 Goodyears Bar, CA 14.2 mi
96122 Portola, CA 15.8 mi
95910 Alleghany, CA 16.0 mi
96118 Loyalton, CA 19.0 mi
95986 Washington, CA 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96125?

96125 is in Sierra City, California, in Sierra County. Its published point location is 39.6136, -120.6024.

What county is 96125 in?

96125 lies in Sierra County.

What area code is 96125?

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

What time zone is 96125 in?

96125 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96125?

About 263 people live in ZIP code 96125, in 163 households, at 2.8 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 96125?

$95,554 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96125?

The closest are 96124 (7.4 mi), 96106 (9 mi), 95936 (9.4 mi), 96126 (11.5 mi) and 96103 (12.1 mi).

Is 96125 a PO Box ZIP code?

96125 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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