ZIP Code 96101

96101 is one of California's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Alturas, Modoc County.

City: Alturas
County: Modoc County
State: California
Prefix: 961xx

Where this code sits

96101 is part of the 961xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Alturas.

Alturas California ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 96101 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 96101

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 96101.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 96116	17 mi	Likely, CA
ZIP code 96015	20 mi	Canby, CA
ZIP code 96108	20 mi	Davis Creek, CA
ZIP code 96104	20 mi	Cedarville, CA
ZIP code 96115	23 mi	Lake City, CA
ZIP code 96110	25 mi	Eagleville, CA
ZIP code 96006	27 mi	Adin, CA
ZIP code 96112	33 mi	Fort Bidwell, 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 96101, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 96101. 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.