| City: | South Lake Tahoe, California |
| City Alias: | S Lake Tahoe |
| Names to Avoid: | Tahoe Valley |
| County: | El Dorado County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:29:55 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 530 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.9459, -119.9704 |
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ZIP code 96158 exists as a PO Box-only facility within South Lake Tahoe, California. It doesn't have its own geographic territory. Instead, it operates inside ZIP 96150, the main South Lake Tahoe ZIP. The post office sits on Emerald Bay Road, the scenic highway that hugs Lake Tahoe's western shore toward the famous Emerald Bay State Park.
With 1,701 PO Boxes and 224 businesses registered to this ZIP, 96158 serves as supplemental mail infrastructure for a busy resort town. The location makes sense: Emerald Bay Road connects South Lake Tahoe to the lake's most photographed destination. Visitors, seasonal workers, and vacation homeowners all need reliable mail service, and the main post office can't handle everyone.
The alias "Tahoe Valley" appears in postal records but isn't valid for mailing. This name references the valley floor where South Lake Tahoe sits, between the Sierra Nevada peaks and the lake itself. USPS recognizes both "South Lake Tahoe" and the abbreviated "S Lake Tahoe" for this ZIP.
Street delivery from this ZIP goes through a single city carrier route covering Emerald Bay Road addresses. These appear to be commercial units rather than residences, given the UNIT secondary designators in the address data. The 181 street delivery records contrast with the 1,701 PO Boxes, showing that this facility exists primarily for box rental rather than carrier delivery.
The only street is Emerald Bay Road, the famous scenic highway connecting South Lake Tahoe to Emerald Bay State Park.
ZIP Code 96158 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 17 business establishments, employing about 133 people with an annual payroll of $10,281,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,868Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 17Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,368,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $10,281,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 133Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 96158 is located in El Dorado County, California, within the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 40900) and California's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 2,406,563 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 96158. 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: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 6183.59 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 96158 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 January 1, 2026.