| City: | Truckee, California |
| Names to Avoid: | Donner, West Truckee |
| County: | Nevada County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:30:02 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 530 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 39.3267, -120.3423 |
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ZIP code 96162 serves as a specialized postal facility in Truckee, California, located in Nevada County near Lake Tahoe. This ZIP doesn't cover residential neighborhoods in the traditional sense. Instead, it provides services for a single street address (Deerfield Dr with 138 unit designations) and maintains 1,002 PO Boxes for the broader Truckee community.
The facility operates alongside Truckee's standard ZIP code 96161, which handles most residential street delivery. West Truckee and Donner are recognized geographic names associated with this ZIP, though they aren't valid for mailing addresses. These names reference the historic areas west of downtown Truckee and the famous Donner Pass region.
With 122 business delivery points and over 1,000 PO Boxes, this post office serves customers who prefer or require PO Box service rather than street delivery. The location sits within the enclosing ZIP 96161 territory and provides an alternative mailing option for Truckee-area residents and businesses. Nearby subdivisions like Ponderosa Palisades and Martis Camp are located within a few miles of this postal facility.
Only one street exists in this ZIP: Deerfield Dr with unit designations indicating a multi-unit building or development.
ZIP Code 96162 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 8 business establishments, employing about 18 people with an annual payroll of $979,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 5,726Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 8Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $179,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $979,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 18Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 96162 is located in Nevada County, California, within the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 46020) and California's 3rd Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 102,452 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 96162. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Truckee-Grass Valley, CASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 46020Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 102,452Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 6183.59 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0680588Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Truckee town; CaliforniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 96162 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.