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96146

ZIP 96146 is Olympic Valley, California, in Placer County; area codes 530 and 837; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Placer
Population
1,154
Coordinates
39.2159, -120.2452
☼ Live from 96146 — Olympic Valley, CA

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Where 96146 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96146
  • 🔢 Type 96146 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghIgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,146 = 2 × 48073. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011110010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96145 (Tahoe City, CA, 6 mi away) and 96148 (Tahoe Vista, CA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96146 becomes 64169, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16694, 16946, 41669, 46619, 46916, 46961, …). The farthest-flung twin is 16946 in Tioga, PA, 2,246 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 94%.
  • 🎯1,153 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96146 and you would come out at 39.22°S, 59.75°E — 869 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 40.4 square miles of land, 96146 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,154This ZIP1,154
Households546This ZIP546
Housing units2,238This ZIP2,238
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$160,833This ZIP$160,833California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,455,100This ZIP$1,455,100California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher60.9%This ZIP60.9%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density28.5 / sq miThis ZIP28.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments91This ZIP91
Employees4,049This ZIP4,049
Annual payroll$116,246,000This ZIP$116,246,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$119,046,000This ZIP$119,046,000

Land area

Land area40.43 sq miThis ZIP40.43 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

ZIP codes near 96146

ZIPCityDistance
96145 Tahoe City, CA 5.6 mi
96140 Carnelian Bay, CA 8.0 mi
96141 Homewood, CA 8.4 mi
96160 Truckee, CA 8.4 mi
96162 Truckee, CA 8.4 mi
96161 Truckee, CA 9.2 mi
95724 Norden, CA 9.2 mi
95604 Auburn, CA 9.4 mi
95728 Soda Springs, CA 10.0 mi
96148 Tahoe Vista, CA 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96146?

96146 is in Olympic Valley, California, in Placer County, part of the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2159, -120.2452.

What county is 96146 in?

96146 lies in Placer County.

What area code is 96146?

Olympic Valley uses area codes 530 and 837, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 96146 in?

96146 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96146?

About 1,154 people live in ZIP code 96146, in 546 households, at 28.5 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 96146?

$160,833 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96146?

The closest are 96145 (5.6 mi), 96140 (8 mi), 96141 (8.4 mi), 96160 (8.4 mi) and 96162 (8.4 mi).

Is 96146 a PO Box ZIP code?

96146 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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