ZIP Code 96079

96079 is one of California's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Shasta Lake, Shasta County.

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

Where this code sits

96079 is part of the 960xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Shasta Lake is served by 3 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Shasta Lake page.

Shasta Lake California ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 96079 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 96079

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 96079.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 96019	1.9 mi	Shasta Lake, CA
ZIP code 96049	2.0 mi	Redding, CA
ZIP code 96099	3.0 mi	Redding, CA
ZIP code 96003	4.2 mi	Redding, CA
ZIP code 96089	5.2 mi	Shasta Lake, CA
ZIP code 96070	8.1 mi	Obrien, CA
ZIP code 96073	9.1 mi	Palo Cedro, CA
ZIP code 96002	9.5 mi	Redding, 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 96079, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 96079. 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.