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92398 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92398 covers Yermo, California, with a population of about 1,657 and a median household income of $56,664.

Population
1,65717 per square mile
Median age
36.72 points below the US average
Median household income
$56,66441% below the California median
Poverty rate
10.6%1.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$174,276down 13.4% in five years
Degree or higher
6.5%28.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
51.9%13.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 92398 is

Yermo, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,657
Median age36.7
Family households40.3%
Born outside the US18.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home24.5%
White (non-Hispanic)69.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.2%
Hispanic or Latino22.1%
Veterans8.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$56,664
Income per person$31,785
Poverty rate10.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k7.6%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k35.6%
$60–75k5.3%
$75–100k12.5%
$100–125k4.9%
$125–150k3.8%
$150–200k7.8%
$200k or more6.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Rent as a share of household income13.2%
Owner-occupied51.9%
Vacant homes7.1%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house54.9%
2 to 4 units2.7%
5 to 19 units30.9%
20 or more units1.3%
Mobile home10.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$174,276as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 13.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 110.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$220,961$50,371

$51,383 in 2000 to $174,276 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate35.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%
High school diploma or higher87.4%
Works from home3.8%
Drives to work alone80%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity33.2% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.2% 2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10% 1.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.3% 5.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59% 5.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.1% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.4% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70% 5.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.7% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments24
People employed326
Annual payroll$9,393,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 60.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.1 out of 100
Community resilience19.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake88.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche72.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought71.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity39.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail28.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind13.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather12.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave12.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning7.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$56,664$96,334$78,538
Income per person$31,785$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate10.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership51.9%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate35.6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home3.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US18.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age36.737.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBARSTOW DAGGETT AP, CA US6.5 km away
Rain in a year4 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January61.4°F / 36.2°F0.57 in rain
February65.5°F / 40.1°F0.7 in rain
March72.6°F / 45.6°F0.43 in rain
April79.5°F / 51.3°F0.22 in rain
May88.9°F / 59.5°F0.05 in rain
June99.4°F / 67.9°F0.03 in rain
July105°F / 74.2°F0.28 in rain
August103.9°F / 73.1°F0.2 in rain
September96.3°F / 66°F0.17 in rain
October83.2°F / 54.4°F0.24 in rain
November69.6°F / 42.5°F0.32 in rain
December59.9°F / 35°F0.56 in rain, 0.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Silver Valley Unified School District99.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability7.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

92365 Newberry Springs, CA7.1 km away
92327 Daggett, CA7.5 km away
92312 Barstow, CA18.5 km away
92311 Barstow, CA20 km away
92347 Hinkley, CA33 km away
92310 Fort Irwin, CA41.3 km away
92342 Helendale, CA50.2 km away
92356 Lucerne Valley, CA51.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

San Bernardino County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area100.19 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Population density17 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.9050, -116.8203

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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