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93271 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93271 covers Three Rivers, California, with a population of about 2,218 and a median household income of $83,810.

Population
2,21815 per square mile
Median age
53.214.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$83,81013% below the California median
Poverty rate
3.6%8.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$556,988up 16.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,62617% below the California median
Degree or higher
54.5%19.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
68.6%3.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
68

Where 93271 is

Three Rivers, 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

Population2,218
Median age53.2
Family households61.7%
Born outside the US6.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.6%
White (non-Hispanic)73.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Hispanic or Latino15.1%
Veterans7.4%
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$83,810
Income per person$59,408
Poverty rate3.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.5%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k6.1%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k0.5%
$50–60k5.5%
$60–75k12.2%
$75–100k23.6%
$100–125k6.3%
$125–150k5.9%
$150–200k8.6%
$200k or more15.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed960
Mean adjusted gross income$88,096
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.2%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.0%
Returns, $200k or more6.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$457,500
Median gross rent$1,626
Rent as a share of household income22%
Owner-occupied68.6%
Vacant homes23.2%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house90.5%
Attached house4.4%
2 to 4 units4.4%
Mobile home0.6%
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$556,988as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$556,988$141,652

$147,196 in 2000 to $556,988 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.5%
High school diploma or higher98.3%
Works from home16.6%
Drives to work alone70.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.6%
Health

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

Obesity27.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.2% 4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.6% 5.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72% 7.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75% 13.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.8% 9.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.2% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.1% 9.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.2% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments68
People employed330
Annual payroll$12,443,000
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 98.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss97.7 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.

Wildfire99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide99.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche85.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail66.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity55.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather49.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind14.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13.5Very 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$83,810$96,334$78,538
Income per person$59,408$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate3.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$457,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,626$1,956$1,348
Homeownership68.6%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%6.4%5.2%
Works from home16.6%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US6.8%26.7%13.9%
Median age53.237.638.7
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 stationTHREE RIVERS EDISON PH 1, CA US3.8 km away
Rain in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January58°F / 36°F4.79 in rain
February61.7°F / 38.3°F3.56 in rain
March67°F / 41.3°F4.05 in rain
April72.5°F / 44.4°F2.35 in rain
May81.8°F / 50.7°F0.98 in rain
June91.1°F / 58.4°F0.26 in rain
July97.4°F / 65°F0.11 in rain
August96.4°F / 63.9°F0.01 in rain
September91.5°F / 58.3°F0.16 in rain
October79.3°F / 49.1°F0.86 in rain
November65.7°F / 40.3°F1.71 in rain
December57.6°F / 35.4°F3.68 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Woodlake Unified School District (9-12)47.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Three Rivers Union Elementary School District47.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Woodlake Unified School District4.9% 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 vulnerability56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93237 Kaweah, CA4.1 km away
93244 Lemon Cove, CA11.6 km away
93286 Woodlake, CA18.3 km away
93262 Sequoia National Park, CA24 km away
93603 Badger, CA24.3 km away
93221 Exeter, CA26.3 km away
93235 Ivanhoe, CA30.2 km away
93247 Lindsay, CA31.1 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.

Tulare County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area152.41 sq mi
Water area1.73 sq mi
Population density15 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.4377, -118.8875

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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