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93206 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93206 covers Buttonwillow, California, with a population of about 1,953 and a median household income of $53,170.

Population
1,95312 per square mile
Median age
27.111.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$53,17045% below the California median
Poverty rate
18.1%5.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$237,033up 16.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,08644% below the California median
Degree or higher
6.9%28.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
35%30 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
46

Where 93206 is

Buttonwillow, 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

Population1,953
Median age27.1
Family households81.3%
Born outside the US29.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home70.3%
White (non-Hispanic)13.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino80.7%
Veterans1%
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$53,170
Income per person$19,002
Poverty rate18.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance25.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.3%
$10–15k6.7%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k6.4%
$30–35k4.9%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k12.5%
$60–75k13.1%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k3.1%
$150–200k1.1%
$200k or more4.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed840
Mean adjusted gross income$57,468
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k32.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k36.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k4.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$229,900
Median gross rent$1,086
Owner-occupied35%
Vacant homes8.6%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house81.1%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units3.2%
5 to 19 units3.2%
Mobile home10.8%
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$237,033as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 102.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$240,337$58,871

$58,871 in 2000 to $237,033 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%
High school diploma or higher49.5%
Works from home2.8%
Drives to work alone86.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.8%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.4% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health35.5% 15.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)24% 12.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity38.5% 13.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.6% 3.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68% 6.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.1% 7.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening78.4% 7.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.9% 8.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening47.5% 16.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist44.7% 16.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.3% 12.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support31.9% 7.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity36.3% 19.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps34.9% 20.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity27.9% 14.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13% 4.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport17.9% 8.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.3% 4.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.2% 7.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7% 3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15% 6.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability11.1% 5.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments46
People employed749
Annual payroll$31,436,000
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 99.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.9 out of 100
Community resilience2.9 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.

Heat wave99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide32.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning18.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind17.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather17.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado10.2Very 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$53,170$96,334$78,538
Income per person$19,002$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate18.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$229,900$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,086$1,956$1,348
Homeownership35%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home2.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US29.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age27.137.638.7
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 stationBUTTONWILLOW, CA US0.4 km away
Rain in a year6 in

Average high and low by month

January57.6°F / 37.5°F1.19 in rain
February64°F / 40.9°F1.06 in rain
March69.8°F / 45.3°F1.15 in rain
April76°F / 49°F0.47 in rain
May84.3°F / 56.1°F0.27 in rain
June92.4°F / 62.3°F0.04 in rain
July97.8°F / 67.7°F0.07 in rain
August96.6°F / 65.8°F0 in rain
September91.4°F / 60.1°F0.03 in rain
October80.8°F / 50.5°F0.26 in rain
November67.3°F / 40.8°F0.46 in rain
December58.2°F / 35.6°F1.01 in rain
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 supermarket59% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 8 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Kern High School District39.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Buttonwillow Union Elementary School District37% of this ZIP code's land area
Elk Hills Elementary School District5.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Taft Union High School District5.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Wasco Union High School District4.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Wasco Union Elementary School District3.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary School District2.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Maple Elementary School District1.2% 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 vulnerability87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Household characteristics77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93276 Tupman, CA15.1 km away
93251 Mc Kittrick, CA19.1 km away
93263 Shafter, CA19.8 km away
93224 Fellows, CA25.9 km away
93314 Bakersfield, CA26.9 km away
93280 Wasco, CA27.3 km away
93268 Taft, CA28.4 km away
93312 Bakersfield, CA31.3 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.

Kern County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area163.85 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq mi
Population density12 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.4033, -119.4659

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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