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96145

ZIP 96145 is Tahoe City, California, in Placer County; area codes 530 and 837; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Placer
Population
3,441
Coordinates
39.1810, -120.1514
☼ Live from 96145 — Tahoe City, CA

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Where 96145 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96145
  • 🔢 Type 96145 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShIgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,145 = 5 × 7 × 41 × 67. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96143 (Kings Beach, CA, 9 mi away) and 96146 (Olympic Valley, CA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96145 becomes 54169 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sherwood, WI, 1,669 miles away.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14569, 15469, 15946, 16945, 19456, 19465, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96451 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,050 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,148 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96145 and you would come out at 39.18°S, 59.85°E — 868 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 17.7 square miles of land, 96145 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,441This ZIP3,441
Households1,469This ZIP1,469
Housing units5,129This ZIP5,129
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$112,875This ZIP$112,875California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$962,600This ZIP$962,600California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,892This ZIP$1,892California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.0%This ZIP58.0%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density194.3 / sq miThis ZIP194.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments316This ZIP316
Employees2,305This ZIP2,305
Annual payroll$147,388,000This ZIP$147,388,000

Land area

Land area17.71 sq miThis ZIP17.71 sq mi
Water area0.91 sq miThis ZIP0.91 sq mi

Other place names in 96145

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ZIP codes near 96145

ZIPCityDistance
96140 Carnelian Bay, CA 4.6 mi
96146 Olympic Valley, CA 5.6 mi
95604 Auburn, CA 5.8 mi
96141 Homewood, CA 6.4 mi
96148 Tahoe Vista, CA 6.9 mi
96143 Kings Beach, CA 8.7 mi
89402 Crystal Bay, NV 8.7 mi
96160 Truckee, CA 10.3 mi
96162 Truckee, CA 10.3 mi
89452 Incline Village, NV 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96145?

96145 is in Tahoe City, California, in Placer County, part of the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1810, -120.1514.

What county is 96145 in?

96145 lies in Placer County.

What area code is 96145?

Tahoe City uses area codes 530 and 837, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 96145 in?

96145 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96145?

About 3,441 people live in ZIP code 96145, in 1,469 households, at 194.3 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 96145?

$112,875 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96145?

The closest are 96140 (4.6 mi), 96146 (5.6 mi), 95604 (5.8 mi), 96141 (6.4 mi) and 96148 (6.9 mi).

Is 96145 a PO Box ZIP code?

96145 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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