South Lake Tahoe, CA
El Dorado County · California · United States
What this ZIP is
96157 has no measured residential population
Geographic and postal details below are accurate. For demographics of the surrounding area, use the nearby ZIP codes at the bottom of this page.
At a glance
96157 by the numbers
Postal and geographic facts for 96157. No demographic data exists for this ZIP code.
Location
Where 96157 is
| Coordinates | 38.9344, -119.9767 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| County | El Dorado County |
| State | California (CA) |
| Coordinate source | GeoNames centroid |
Local time
America/Los_Angeles
Current weather
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| San Francisco, CA | 154.7 mi |
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| Los Angeles, CA | 350.8 mi |
| San Diego, CA | 457.6 mi |
| Phoenix, AZ | 580.8 mi |
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 96157
ZIP code 96157 is assigned to South Lake Tahoe, CA, and falls within El Dorado County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. This particular code, however, has no residential population attached to it — more on that below.
Where to stay
Where to stay in South Lake Tahoe, CA
Accommodation options in and around 96157 vary. Searching by the wider South Lake Tahoe area rather than the postal code alone will return the fullest set of results.
For reference, San Francisco, CA is about 154.7 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 96157 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 96157 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
Because 96157 carries no residential population, it is used almost entirely for delivery and administrative routing rather than for demographic analysis. If you are researching the area around it, the neighbouring postal codes listed further down this page will be far more informative.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 96157 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in South Lake Tahoe may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
Nearby
ZIP codes near 96157
The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every California ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.
Other ZIP codes in South Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe is served by 8 postal codes.
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Questions
Common questions about 96157
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).