96136
ZIP 96136 is Wendel, California, in Lassen County; area code 530; Pacific time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- County
- Lassen
- Metro area
- Susanville, CA
- Population
- 27
- Coordinates
- 40.3462, -120.0813
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Where 96136 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 96136 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEIgG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 96,136 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 61 × 197. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111011110001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96135 (Vinton, CA, 37 mi away) and 96137 (Westwood, CA, 61 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 96136 becomes 63169 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Louis, MO, 1,590 miles away.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13669, 13696, 16369, 16639, 16693, 16936, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19366 in Pocopson, PA, 2,324 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
- 🎯1,134 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96136 and you would come out at 40.35°S, 59.92°E — 799 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
- 📏 At 144.8 square miles of land, 96136 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 110 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 27This ZIP27 |
|---|---|
| Households | 11This ZIP11 |
| Housing units | 11This ZIP11 |
| Median age | 66.7This ZIP66.7California37.9US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 144.81 sq miThis ZIP144.81 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 96136
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
96113 | Herlong, CA | 11.4 mi |
96117 | Litchfield, CA | 15.3 mi |
96128 | Standish, CA | 17.1 mi |
96121 | Milford, CA | 20.1 mi |
96114 | Janesville, CA | 21.8 mi |
96109 | Doyle, CA | 24.3 mi |
96127 | Susanville, CA | 30.5 mi |
96130 | Susanville, CA | 32.3 mi |
89405 | Empire, NV | 33.0 mi |
89510 | Reno, NV | 35.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 96136?
96136 is in Wendel, California, in Lassen County, part of the Susanville, CA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3462, -120.0813.
What county is 96136 in?
96136 lies in Lassen County.
What area code is 96136?
Wendel uses area code 530, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 96136 in?
96136 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 96136?
About 27 people live in ZIP code 96136, in 11 households, at 0.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 96136?
The closest are 96113 (11.4 mi), 96117 (15.3 mi), 96128 (17.1 mi), 96121 (20.1 mi) and 96114 (21.8 mi).
Is 96136 a PO Box ZIP code?
96136 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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