ZIP code · Truckee · California · United States
ZIP code 96161 — Truckee
ZIP code 96161 serves Truckee, California.
- Postal code
- 96161Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Truckee
- County
- Nevada FIPS 06057
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.3385, -120.1729 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 19,231 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 73 / sq mi
- Land area
- 262.6 sq mi (680.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $128,535
- Per-capita income
- $78,107
- Median age
- 43.4
- Households
- 7,655
- Housing units
- 18,558
- Median home value
- $922,000
- Median gross rent
- $2,104 / month
- 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
- 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.
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Map of ZIP code 96161
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Dec (avg low 15°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 42 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 51 | 41 |
| Avg low °F | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 15 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 5.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: TRUCKEE RS (0.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 96161
- 11 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 57 restaurants & cafés
- 8 bars & pubs
- 26 parks
- 8 playgrounds
- 12 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 7 places of worship
- 2 banks
- 9 gas stations
- 9 EV charging stations
- 10 police & fire stations
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.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page