ZIP code · South Lake Tahoe · California · United States
ZIP code 96156 — South Lake Tahoe
ZIP code 96156 serves South Lake Tahoe, California.
- Postal code
- 96156Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- South Lake Tahoe
- County
- El Dorado
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.9352, -119.9676 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - 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
- 530Telephone 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.
Tools: compare 96156 with another ZIP · ZIPs within 25 miles · distance from 96156
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 80°F), coldest Dec (avg low 18°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 43 | 43 | 48 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 43 |
| Avg low °F | 18 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 18 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AP (2.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI
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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.
GeoNames · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page