ZIP Code 96051

96051 is one of California's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Lakehead, Shasta County.

City: Lakehead
County: Shasta County
State: California
Prefix: 960xx

Where this code sits

96051 is part of the 960xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Lakehead.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 96051 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 96051

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 96051.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 96099	14 mi	Redding, CA
ZIP code 96017	15 mi	Castella, CA
ZIP code 96049	15 mi	Redding, CA
ZIP code 96019	15 mi	Shasta Lake, CA
ZIP code 96079	16 mi	Shasta Lake, CA
ZIP code 96070	17 mi	Obrien, CA
ZIP code 96089	18 mi	Shasta Lake, CA
ZIP code 96033	18 mi	French Gulch, 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 96051, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 96051. 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.