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96148

ZIP 96148 is Tahoe Vista, California, in Placer County; area codes 530 and 837; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Placer
Population
562
Coordinates
39.2498, -120.0576
☼ Live from 96148 — Tahoe Vista, CA

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Where 96148 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96148
  • 🔢 Type 96148 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhIgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,148 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 43 × 43. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011110010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96146 (Olympic Valley, CA, 10 mi away) and 96150 (South Lake Tahoe, CA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96148 becomes 84169, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14869, 16849, 16948, 18469, 18946, 18964, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96814 in Honolulu, HI, 2,548 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,142 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96148 and you would come out at 39.25°S, 59.94°E — 862 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 2.1 square miles of land, 96148 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population562This ZIP562
Households254This ZIP254
Housing units905This ZIP905
Median age63.7This ZIP63.7California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$103,750This ZIP$103,750California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$880,600This ZIP$880,600California$734,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher47.6%This ZIP47.6%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density269.0 / sq miThis ZIP269.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments67This ZIP67
Employees470This ZIP470
Annual payroll$42,133,000This ZIP$42,133,000

Land area

Land area2.09 sq miThis ZIP2.09 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 96148

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

ZIP codes near 96148

ZIPCityDistance
95604 Auburn, CA 1.1 mi
96143 Kings Beach, CA 1.8 mi
96140 Carnelian Bay, CA 2.4 mi
89402 Crystal Bay, NV 3.3 mi
89452 Incline Village, NV 5.4 mi
89451 Incline Village, NV 6.1 mi
89450 Incline Village, NV 6.4 mi
96145 Tahoe City, CA 6.9 mi
96160 Truckee, CA 8.6 mi
96162 Truckee, CA 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96148?

96148 is in Tahoe Vista, California, in Placer County, part of the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2498, -120.0576.

What county is 96148 in?

96148 lies in Placer County.

What area code is 96148?

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

What time zone is 96148 in?

96148 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96148?

About 562 people live in ZIP code 96148, in 254 households, at 269.0 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 96148?

$103,750 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96148?

The closest are 95604 (1.1 mi), 96143 (1.8 mi), 96140 (2.4 mi), 89402 (3.3 mi) and 89452 (5.4 mi).

Is 96148 a PO Box ZIP code?

96148 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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