96155 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 96155 covers South Lake Tahoe, California, with a population of about 0.
- Population
- 0
- Time zone
- Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
- Businesses
- 8
Where 96155 is
South Lake Tahoe, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.
People and households
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Population | 0 |
|---|
Housing
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Vacant homes | 100% |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1943 |
What the homes are
| Detached house |
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Business and employment
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022
| Business establishments | 8 |
|---|---|
| People employed | 22 |
| Annual payroll | $1,423,000 |
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 85.7% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively High |
| Expected annual loss | 82.6 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 55.7 out of 100 |
By hazard
Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.
| Landslide | 98.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Wildfire | 97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Avalanche | 83.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 63.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Volcanic activity | 41.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 36.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 10.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 4.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 2.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 1.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
Compared with California and the United States
State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| This ZIP | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $96,334 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | — | $47,977 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | — | 12% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $695,400 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,956 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 55.8% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | 36.5% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 15.5% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | — | 26.7% | 13.9% |
| Median age | — | 37.6 | 38.7 |
Climate
NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.
| Weather station | SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AP, CA US7.3 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 20 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 42.8°F / 18.4°F2.81 in rain |
|---|---|
| February | 43.4°F / 19.3°F3.75 in rain |
| March | 47.8°F / 23.7°F2.87 in rain |
| April | 53.2°F / 27.6°F1.27 in rain |
| May | 62.1°F / 33.2°F1.32 in rain |
| June | 72°F / 38.1°F0.55 in rain |
| July | 80.4°F / 42.5°F0.39 in rain |
| August | 79.7°F / 41°F0.36 in rain |
| September | 73.4°F / 35.4°F0.28 in rain |
| October | 62.2°F / 29.2°F1.43 in rain |
| November | 50.9°F / 23.3°F1.94 in rain |
| December | 42.8°F / 18°F3.49 in rain |
Access to food
USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.
| Low income and far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
School districts
NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.
| Lake Tahoe Unified School District | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
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Community and walkability
CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.
| Overall social vulnerability | 0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 2 out of 20Least walkable |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 95721 Echo Lake, CA | 1.2 km away |
|---|---|
| 96154 South Lake Tahoe, CA | 4 km away |
| 96158 South Lake Tahoe, CA | 7.1 km away |
| 96151 South Lake Tahoe, CA | 7.8 km away |
| 95735 Twin Bridges, CA | 8.1 km away |
| 96150 South Lake Tahoe, CA | 9.4 km away |
| 96152 South Lake Tahoe, CA | 9.9 km away |
| 96157 South Lake Tahoe, CA | 11.5 km away |
Location, counties and time zone
County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.
| El Dorado County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-08:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 37.74 sq mi |
| Water area | 0.03 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 38.8449, -120.0430 |
Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.