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93261 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93261 covers Richgrove, California, with a population of about 2,197 and a median household income of $51,154.

Population
2,197380 per square mile
Median age
26.412.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$51,15447% below the California median
Poverty rate
31.8%19.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$255,888up 29.2% in five years
Median rent
$90054% below the California median
Degree or higher
1.9%33.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
43.3%21.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 93261 is

Richgrove, 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

Population2,197
Median age26.4
Family households90.2%
Born outside the US32%
Speaks a language other than English at home85.7%
White (non-Hispanic)4.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino94.7%
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$51,154
Income per person$12,856
Poverty rate31.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance40%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k10.5%
$15–20k5.7%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k5.4%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k6.1%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k12.5%
$60–75k21.5%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k3.6%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$201,200
Median gross rent$900
Rent as a share of household income27.8%
Owner-occupied43.3%
Vacant homes7.1%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house73.3%
Attached house6.9%
2 to 4 units11.2%
5 to 19 units7.5%
20 or more units1.1%
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$255,888as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 132%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$257,098$99,307

$99,307 in 2015 to $255,888 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher1.9%
High school diploma or higher52.4%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone70.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.4%
Health

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

Obesity40.3% 6.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.3% 6.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.9% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health43.6% 23.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)31.9% 20.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.5% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity46.5% 21.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.6% 7.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year65.2% 11.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening75.2% 10.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability25.2% 10.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening40.1% 24.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist33% 28.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.5% 15.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support33.6% 8.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity48.4% 31.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps46.8% 32.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity35.7% 21.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability15.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport23.1% 13.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40% 5.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use58.9% 17 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23.8% 9.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)21.3% 7.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability8.8% 4.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat19.4% 10.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost32.2% 19.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability15% 9.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed55
Annual payroll$2,375,000
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 85.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss71.5 out of 100
Community resilience4.2 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 wave97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire88.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail86.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity60.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind21.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide11.5Very 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$51,154$96,334$78,538
Income per person$12,856$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate31.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$201,200$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$900$1,956$1,348
Homeownership43.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher1.9%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate12.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home0%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US32%26.7%13.9%
Median age26.437.638.7
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 stationDELANO, CA US12.3 km away
Rain in a year8 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January56°F / 37.7°F1.4 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February62.8°F / 40.9°F1.32 in rain
March69.2°F / 44.8°F1.39 in rain
April75°F / 49.1°F0.62 in rain
May83.1°F / 55.5°F0.38 in rain
June92.2°F / 61.8°F0.09 in rain
July97.3°F / 67.6°F0.04 in rain
August96.5°F / 65.5°F0 in rain
September90.7°F / 61.6°F0.04 in rain
October79.6°F / 52.6°F0.37 in rain
November66.3°F / 42.5°F0.67 in rain
December57.2°F / 36.7°F1.19 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Delano Joint Union High School District39.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Richgrove Elementary School District39.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Porterville Unified School District (9-12)10.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Ducor Union Elementary School District10.5% 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 vulnerability93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status99more vulnerable than 99% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93215 Delano, CA11 km away
93216 Delano, CA11.2 km away
93218 Ducor, CA12.3 km away
93219 Earlimart, CA15.5 km away
93250 Mc Farland, CA16.8 km away
93270 Terra Bella, CA19.2 km away
93256 Pixley, CA20.1 km away
93258 Porterville, CA27.7 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.

Tulare County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.78 sq mi
Population density380 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.8050, -119.1315

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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