| City: | South Lake Tahoe, California |
| City Alias: | S Lake Tahoe |
| County: | El Dorado County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:29:42 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 530 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.8831, -120.0719 |
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South Lake Tahoe's 96151 ZIP code serves one of California's premier mountain resort communities. The post office maintains 2,848 PO Boxes along Al Tahoe Boulevard, serving residents, seasonal visitors, and the nearby Fallen Leaf Lake area. This isn't a standalone community. It's a postal facility point within the larger 96150 ZIP code that covers South Lake Tahoe.
The Fallen Leaf alias reveals an important geographic connection. Fallen Leaf Lake sits at 6,400 feet elevation just south of Lake Tahoe, surrounded by wilderness and summer cabins. Mail addressed to "Fallen Leaf, CA 96151" reaches this scenic alpine destination through the Al Tahoe Boulevard post office.
With 226 business delivery points and 2,848 PO Boxes, the facility handles mail for a mix of year-round residents, vacation property owners, and businesses catering to the ski and summer tourism trade. South Lake Tahoe draws visitors for Heavenly Mountain Resort skiing in winter and lake recreation in summer. Many property owners maintain PO Boxes year-round even when they're not in residence.
Street delivery exists in South Lake Tahoe through the 96150 ZIP code, but the 96151 facility serves those who prefer or require a PO Box. The single street address, Al Tahoe Boulevard, hosts the post office building with 318 individual unit designators for business suites and other commercial tenants.
The only street address is Al Tahoe Boulevard, which is the post office building location with commercial unit designators.
ZIP Code 96151 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 20 business establishments, employing about 131 people with an annual payroll of $4,298,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 3,603Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 20Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $969,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $4,298,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 131Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 96151 is located in El Dorado County, California, within the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 40900) and California's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 2,406,563 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 96151. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 40900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 2,406,563Source: Census |
| MSA: | Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 12836.2 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Sacramento, CA PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0673108Source: Census |
| Place Name: | South Lake Tahoe city; CaliforniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 96151 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.