ZIP Code 96157

96157 is one of California's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County.

City

South Lake Tahoe

County

El Dorado County

State

California

Prefix

961xx

Where this code sits

96157 is part of the 961xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. South Lake Tahoe is served by 8 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the South Lake Tahoe page.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 96157 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 96157

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 96157.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 96156	0.5 mi	South Lake Tahoe, CA
ZIP code 96152	1.3 mi	South Lake Tahoe, CA
ZIP code 96150	1.3 mi	South Lake Tahoe, CA
ZIP code 96151	2.3 mi	South Lake Tahoe, CA
ZIP code 96158	2.8 mi	South Lake Tahoe, CA
ZIP code 89449	4.3 mi	Stateline, NV
ZIP code 96154	4.7 mi	South Lake Tahoe, CA
ZIP code 89448	6.9 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 96157, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 96157. 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.