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ZIP Code 96096: Whitmore, CA

ZIP code 96096 uses the postal name Whitmore, California and lies entirely in Shasta County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 580 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $64,444 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 6% of its land lies in Whitmore (a census-designated place); 94% is outside any Census place.

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9national area: California, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and 7 more

960sectional center: Redding, CA (SCF 960)

96delivery area within it

Town: Whitmore · its only residential ZIP
County: Shasta County
Census places: Whitmore census-designated place
Metro area: Redding, CA
House district: CA-1 119th Congress
State: California
Time zone: Pacific
Land area: 103.6 sq mi · 6 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 96096?

96096 centers on 40.636°, -121.876° and covers 103.6 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 96069, 96088, 96062.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 96096 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries.<$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 96096, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 96096 compare with the rest of Shasta County?

Rank of 96096 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	96096	In Shasta County	In CA
People (ACS 2020-2024)	577	21st of 30	1,514th of 1,802
Median household income	$64k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$413k	not ranked	not ranked

96096's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (577). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 11% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 96096?

The 2020 Census counted 763 people in 96096; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 577. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 577±121 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 763
Households: 268
Median age: 59.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 96096?

Of the 577 people the ACS estimates in 96096, 10.1% are under 18 and 40.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (82.0%).

Under 1810.1%
18 to 6449.4%
65 and older40.6%

Age of the people of 96096 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic82.0%
Hispanic or Latino9.9%
Other or two or more8.0%
Black, not Hispanic0.2%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 96096 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 96096 earn?

Median household income is $64,444 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income: $64,444±$24,647
Income per person: $43,458
Below the poverty line: 12.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 3.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 19.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $67,448310 returns; wages 57% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 96096?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $412,900
Median gross rent: $1,200
Homes owned by their occupants: 87.3%
Housing units: 352

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 96096; 2022: 175.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 96096 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 96096?

6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 96096?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 96096, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
96069	Oak Run	1,426	$71k	8.1 mi
96088	Shingletown	4,239	$66k	8.7 mi
96062	Millville	1,243	$130k	12.6 mi
96084	Round Mountain	671	$61k	11.0 mi (near)
96008	Bella Vista	1,054	$92k	13.6 mi (near)
96059	Manton	826	–	14.2 mi (near)
96073	Palo Cedro	5,750	$121k	16.9 mi (near)
96065	Montgomery Creek	221	$61k	18.0 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.