ZIP Code 96140

96140 is one of California's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Carnelian Bay, Placer County.

City: Carnelian Bay
County: Placer County
State: California
Prefix: 961xx

Where this code sits

96140 is part of the 961xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Carnelian Bay.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 96140 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 96140

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 96140.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 96148	1.5 mi	Tahoe Vista, CA
ZIP code 96143	2.8 mi	Kings Beach, CA
ZIP code 89402	3.8 mi	Crystal Bay, NV
ZIP code 96145	5.1 mi	Tahoe City, CA
ZIP code 89452	6.6 mi	Incline Village, NV
ZIP code 89451	6.8 mi	Incline Village, NV
ZIP code 89450	7.1 mi	Incline Village, NV
ZIP code 96146	7.5 mi	Olympic Valley, 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 96140, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 96140. 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.