ZIP Code 96142

96142 is one of California's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Tahoma, El Dorado County.

City: Tahoma
County: El Dorado County
State: California
Prefix: 961xx

Where this code sits

96142 is part of the 961xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Tahoma.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 96142 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 96142

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 96142.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 96141	2.2 mi	Homewood, CA
ZIP code 96145	8.0 mi	Tahoe City, CA
ZIP code 96146	8.3 mi	Olympic Valley, CA
ZIP code 89413	10 mi	Glenbrook, NV
ZIP code 96152	12 mi	South Lake Tahoe, CA
ZIP code 96140	12 mi	Carnelian Bay, CA
ZIP code 96157	12 mi	South Lake Tahoe, CA
ZIP code 89448	12 mi	Zephyr Cove, NV

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 96142, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 96142. 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.