ZIP Code 96040

96040 is one of California's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Hat Creek, Shasta County.

City: Hat Creek
County: Shasta County
State: California
Prefix: 960xx

Where this code sits

96040 is part of the 960xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Hat Creek.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 96040 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 96040

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 96040.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 96071	9.8 mi	Old Station, CA
ZIP code 96016	13 mi	Cassel, CA
ZIP code 96013	13 mi	Burney, CA
ZIP code 96028	19 mi	Fall River Mills, CA
ZIP code 96056	20 mi	Mcarthur, CA
ZIP code 96096	23 mi	Whitmore, CA
ZIP code 96011	24 mi	Big Bend, CA
ZIP code 96084	25 mi	Round Mountain, CA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 96040, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 96040. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.