First three digits · California
ZIP Codes Starting with
53 ZIP codes start with 961, sorted at the Reno, NV (SCF 894) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in California: 44 residential ZIP codes across 9 counties and 9 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 961 mean?
The first digit, 9, is one of ten national areas (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau and Armed Forces Pacific). The first three, 961, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 961 to the Reno, NV (SCF 894) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 961 ZIP codes are South Lake Tahoe, Susanville, Truckee, Alturas, Portola and Tahoe City.
The same facility sorts 4 prefixes, 138 ZIP codes in all: 894, 895, 897, 961.
Where are the 961 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 961
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96101 | Alturas | Modoc County | 5,142 | 9 | $62k | $211k |
| 96103 | Blairsden Graeagle | Plumas County | 1,112 | 11 | $83k | $469k |
| 96104 | Cedarville | Modoc County | 713 | 3 | $53k | $243k |
| 96105 | Chilcoot | Plumas County | 799 | 3 | $123k | $447k |
| 96106 | Clio | Plumas County | 300 | 14 | – | $589k |
| 96107 | Coleville | Mono County | 793 | 8 | $62k | $384k |
| 96108 | Davis Creek | Modoc County | 110 | 1 | – | – |
| 96109 | Doyle | Lassen County | 1,299 | 6 | $44k | $260k |
| 96110 | Eagleville | Modoc County | 65 | 1 | $78k | $208k |
| 96111 | Floriston | Nevada County | 26 | 5 | – | $766k |
| 96112 | Fort Bidwell | Modoc County | 193 | 2 | – | $172k |
| 96113 | Herlong | Lassen County | 2,039 | 93 | $67k | $74k |
| 96114 | Janesville | Lassen County | 2,959 | 45 | $80k | $339k |
| 96115 | Lake City | Modoc County | 125 | 1 | $72k | $353k |
| 96116 | Likely | Modoc County | 57 | 0 | – | – |
| 96117 | Litchfield | Lassen County | 261 | 1 | $105k | $305k |
| 96118 | Loyalton | Sierra County | 1,328 | 8 | $54k | $244k |
| 96119 | Madeline | Lassen County | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| 96120 | Markleeville | Alpine County | 1,349 | 6 | $100k | $603k |
| 96121 | Milford | Lassen County | 217 | 7 | $58k | $284k |
| 96122 | Portola | Plumas County | 4,447 | 69 | $54k | $274k |
| 96123 | Ravendale | Lassen County | 45 | 0 | $42k | – |
| 96124 | Calpine | Sierra County | 387 | 7 | $206k | $468k |
| 96125 | Sierra City | Sierra County | 263 | 3 | $96k | $378k |
| 96126 | Sierraville | Sierra County | 351 | 12 | – | – |
| 96127 | Susanville | Lassen County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 96128 | Standish | Lassen County | 656 | 29 | $91k | $394k |
| 96129 | Beckwourth | Plumas County | 306 | 3 | $52k | $339k |
| 96130 | Susanville | Lassen County | 20,173 | 40 | $73k | $256k |
| 96132 | Termo | Lassen County | 21 | 0 | $69k | $428k |
| 96133 | Topaz | Mono County | 180 | 14 | – | – |
| 96134 | Tulelake | Modoc County | 2,346 | 7 | $50k | $200k |
| 96135 | Vinton | Plumas County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 96136 | Wendel | Lassen County | 27 | 0 | – | – |
| 96137 | Westwood | Lassen County | 2,923 | 21 | $66k | $415k |
| 96140 | Carnelian Bay | Placer County | 1,171 | 113 | $182k | $932k |
| 96141 | Homewood | Placer County | 609 | 21 | $126k | $1.05M |
| 96142 | Tahoma | El Dorado County | 725 | 45 | $95k | $837k |
| 96143 | Kings Beach | Placer County | 3,222 | 349 | $70k | $795k |
| 96145 | Tahoe City | Placer County | 3,441 | 194 | $113k | $963k |
| 96146 | Olympic Valley | Placer County | 1,154 | 29 | $161k | $1.46M |
| 96148 | Tahoe Vista | Placer County | 562 | 269 | $104k | $881k |
| 96150 | South Lake Tahoe | El Dorado County | 29,646 | 182 | $93k | $708k |
| 96151 | South Lake Tahoe | El Dorado County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 96152 | South Lake Tahoe | El Dorado County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 96154 | South Lake Tahoe | El Dorado County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 96155 | South Lake Tahoe | El Dorado County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 96156 | South Lake Tahoe | El Dorado County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 96157 | South Lake Tahoe | El Dorado County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 96158 | South Lake Tahoe | El Dorado County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 96160 | Truckee | Nevada County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 96161 | Truckee | Nevada County | 19,634 | 75 | $132k | $991k |
| 96162 | Truckee | Nevada County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.