ZIP code · Sierraville · California · United States

ZIP code 96126 — Sierraville

ZIP code 96126 serves Sierraville, California.

Postal code
96126
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Sierraville
County
Sierra FIPS 06091
State
California
Country
United States
Coordinates
39.5825, -120.3711 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
233 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
8 / sq mi
Land area
28.7 sq mi (74.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Per-capita income
$25,871
Median age
38.7
Households
102
Housing units
178
Median home value
$795,700
Congressional district
CA-3 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
6b (-5 to 0 °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 80°F), coldest Dec (avg low 14°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F404148536272807973614939
Avg low °F151519222833373531252014

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: SAGEHEN CREEK (12.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 96126

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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