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South Lake Tahoe California ZIP Codes

South Lake Tahoe holds 8 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.

Every ZIP code in South Lake Tahoe

The complete list of South Lake Tahoe, California ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP codeCounty
96150El Dorado County
96151El Dorado County
96152El Dorado County
96154El Dorado County
96155El Dorado County
96156El Dorado County
96157El Dorado County
96158El Dorado County

We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the South Lake Tahoe codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.

Scope every ZIP code recorded for South Lake Tahoe. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.

How these codes cluster

Every South Lake Tahoe ZIP code begins 961. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of California. Statewide that range covers 53 ZIP codes, so South Lake Tahoe accounts for 15% of it.

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Area codes covering South Lake Tahoe

ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The codes below serve the same ground South Lake Tahoe occupies.

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Where South Lake Tahoe's ZIP codes sit

Each point is one South Lake Tahoe ZIP code, plotted from its record coordinates. The outline is the convex envelope of those points — a footprint, not a boundary.
  • Reference points and footprint
  • Not an official NANPA boundary
  • Not a USPS delivery area

Cities near South Lake Tahoe

The closest places to South Lake Tahoe with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
CityDistanceZIP codes
Truckee California ZIP codes31 mi3 ZIP codes
Placerville California ZIP codes46 mi1 ZIP code
Colfax California ZIP codes53 mi1 ZIP code
Loyalton California ZIP codes54 mi1 ZIP code
Plymouth California ZIP codes57 mi1 ZIP code
Amador City California ZIP codes58 mi1 ZIP code
Sutter Creek California ZIP codes58 mi1 ZIP code
Jackson California ZIP codes59 mi1 ZIP code

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.