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96150

ZIP 96150 is in South Lake Tahoe, California, in El Dorado County; area codes 530 and 837; Pacific time. South Lake Tahoe has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
El Dorado
Population
29,646
Coordinates
38.8733, -120.0685
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Where 96150 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 96150
  • 🔢 Type 96150 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSIgG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 96,150 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 641. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 96148 (Tahoe Vista, CA, 26 mi away) and 96151 (South Lake Tahoe, CA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 96150 becomes 05169, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01569, 01965, 06519, 09156, 09165, 10596, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09165 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,551 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,147 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 96150 and you would come out at 38.87°S, 59.93°E — 884 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 163.2 square miles of land, 96150 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 124 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,646This ZIP29,646
Households12,864This ZIP12,864
Housing units23,739This ZIP23,739
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$92,517This ZIP$92,517California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$707,500This ZIP$707,500California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,667This ZIP$1,667California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.4%This ZIP40.4%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density181.7 / sq miThis ZIP181.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,037This ZIP1,037
Employees10,894This ZIP10,894
Annual payroll$495,858,000This ZIP$495,858,000
Tax returns filed9,690This ZIP9,690
Total adjusted gross income$834,885,000This ZIP$834,885,000

Land area

Land area163.17 sq miThis ZIP163.17 sq mi
Water area5.57 sq miThis ZIP5.57 sq mi

Other place names in 96150

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

ZIP codes near 96150

ZIPCityDistance
96154 South Lake Tahoe, CA 2.7 mi
96158 South Lake Tahoe, CA 4.1 mi
95721 Echo Lake, CA 4.2 mi
96151 South Lake Tahoe, CA 4.5 mi
95735 Twin Bridges, CA 5.0 mi
96152 South Lake Tahoe, CA 5.3 mi
96157 South Lake Tahoe, CA 6.5 mi
96156 South Lake Tahoe, CA 6.9 mi
96155 South Lake Tahoe, CA 7.7 mi
96142 Tahoma, CA 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 96150?

96150 is in South Lake Tahoe, California, in El Dorado County, part of the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8733, -120.0685.

What county is 96150 in?

96150 lies in El Dorado County.

What area code is 96150?

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

What time zone is 96150 in?

96150 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 96150?

About 29,646 people live in ZIP code 96150, in 12,864 households, at 181.7 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 96150?

$92,517 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 96150?

The closest are 96154 (2.7 mi), 96158 (4.1 mi), 95721 (4.2 mi), 96151 (4.5 mi) and 95735 (5 mi).

Is 96150 a PO Box ZIP code?

96150 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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