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93239 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93239 covers Kettleman City, California, with a population of about 1,349 and a median household income of $48,781.

Population
1,34923 per square mile
Median age
44.25.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$48,78149% below the California median
Poverty rate
19.3%6.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$211,818up 39.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,06346% below the California median
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
16.4%48.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
29

Where 93239 is

Kettleman City, 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

Population1,349
Median age44.2
Family households74%
Born outside the US53.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home97.7%
White (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino98.5%
Veterans0%
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$48,781
Income per person$19,806
Poverty rate19.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance39.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k16.4%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k6.3%
$45–50k47.6%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k10.6%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed510
Mean adjusted gross income$37,518
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k37.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k39.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$133,900
Median gross rent$1,063
Rent as a share of household income27.3%
Owner-occupied16.4%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built2004

What the homes are

Detached house66.7%
Attached house10.8%
2 to 4 units16.8%
Mobile home5.7%
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$211,818as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 133.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$211,818$77,145

$77,145 in 2014 to $211,818 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher41.6%
Works from home4.6%
Drives to work alone83.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.5%
Health

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

Obesity39.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17% 3.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.1% 3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health39.7% 19.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)31.5% 20.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity41.9% 16.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication65.4% 9.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year65.4% 11.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening75.5% 10.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability24.5% 9.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening43.2% 21.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist45.1% 16.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.3% 13.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support33.7% 8.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity44.5% 27.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps40.3% 26 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity34.1% 20.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport21.2% 12 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness42.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.9% 4.1 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)19.9% 6.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat17.5% 8.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.2% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability13.2% 7.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments29
People employed758
Annual payroll$36,193,000
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 99.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss99.4 out of 100
Community resilience4 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.

Drought100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake97.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind51Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning35.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather15.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche0Very 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$48,781$96,334$78,538
Income per person$19,806$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate19.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$133,900$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,063$1,956$1,348
Homeownership16.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%6.4%5.2%
Works from home4.6%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US53.1%26.7%13.9%
Median age44.237.638.7
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 stationKETTLEMAN CITY, CA US0.2 km away
Rain in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January56.6°F / 36°F1.39 in rain
February63.3°F / 39.6°F1.47 in rain
March69.5°F / 43.4°F1.46 in rain
April75.5°F / 48°F0.59 in rain
May84.4°F / 55.4°F0.37 in rain
June92.4°F / 61.7°F0.04 in rain
July98.7°F / 67.5°F0.13 in rain
August97.5°F / 66.2°F0.02 in rain
September92.2°F / 60.6°F0.06 in rain
October81.4°F / 51.4°F0.16 in rain
November67.3°F / 41.2°F0.57 in rain
December57.5°F / 35.6°F1.24 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Reef-Sunset Unified School District100% 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 vulnerability86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Household characteristics74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability7.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93204 Avenal, CA14.7 km away
93246 Lemoore, CA15.7 km away
93266 Stratford, CA22.7 km away
93234 Huron, CA28.4 km away
93245 Lemoore, CA31.7 km away
93212 Corcoran, CA37.1 km away
93210 Coalinga, CA38.8 km away
93624 Five Points, CA39.1 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.

Kings County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area58.18 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.0083, -119.9618

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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