ZIP code · Chester · California · United States

ZIP code 96020 — Chester

ZIP code 96020 serves Chester, California.

Postal code
96020
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Chester
County
Plumas FIPS 06063
State
California
Country
United States
Coordinates
40.2975, -121.2273 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
2,404 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
43 / sq mi
Land area
56.3 sq mi (145.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$82,123
Per-capita income
$59,672
Median age
59.3
Households
1,084
Housing units
1,994
Median home value
$277,700
Median gross rent
$1,063 / month
Congressional district
CA-3 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
7a (0 to 5 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles (UTC−8 / UTC−7 DST)
Area code
530
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 86°F), coldest Jan (avg low 22°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F424651576777868579665141
Avg low °F222326303743484641332622
Precip in6.25.15.52.51.90.80.40.10.31.73.36.5

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CHESTER (0.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 96020

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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