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93272 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93272 covers Tipton, California, with a population of about 4,359 and a median household income of $58,564.

Population
4,35952 per square mile
Median age
27.111.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$58,56439% below the California median
Poverty rate
20.5%8.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$271,241up 16.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,14941% below the California median
Degree or higher
5.1%29.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
32.9%32.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
37

Where 93272 is

Tipton, 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

Population4,359
Median age27.1
Family households87%
Born outside the US41.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home86.7%
White (non-Hispanic)13.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino86.7%
Veterans1.4%
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$58,564
Income per person$18,058
Poverty rate20.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance26.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.8%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k11.5%
$40–45k8.2%
$45–50k6.3%
$50–60k9.8%
$60–75k5.4%
$75–100k17.6%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k1.3%
$150–200k10.5%
$200k or more1.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,300
Mean adjusted gross income$55,689
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.3%
Returns, under $25k29.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k22.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k4.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$257,500
Median gross rent$1,149
Rent as a share of household income28.1%
Owner-occupied32.9%
Vacant homes8.7%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house84.4%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units4.9%
5 to 19 units2.2%
20 or more units2.3%
Mobile home5.4%
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$271,241as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 103.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$271,882$108,858

$108,858 in 2014 to $271,241 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.1%
High school diploma or higher46.2%
Works from home3.7%
Drives to work alone78.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2.8%
Health

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

Obesity39.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health39.1% 18.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)27.6% 16.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity41% 15.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.8% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication64.9% 9.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year64.3% 12.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening75.3% 10.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability24.9% 10.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening42% 22.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist41% 20.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44% 13.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support32.4% 7.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity41.8% 24.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps41.1% 26.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity32% 18.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability14.4% 6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport20.6% 11.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40% 5.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.4% 8.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.9% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20% 6.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat17.3% 8.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.7% 12.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability12.1% 6.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments37
People employed617
Annual payroll$37,609,000
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 97.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss94.7 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.

Heat wave99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake95.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity65.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado23Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather10.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide1.1Very 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$58,564$96,334$78,538
Income per person$18,058$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate20.5%12%12.4%
Median home value$257,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,149$1,956$1,348
Homeownership32.9%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home3.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US41.8%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 stationCORCORAN IRRIG DIST, CA US25.1 km away

Average high and low by month

January55.8°F / 37.6°F
February62.6°F / 40.1°F
March69.3°F / 43.8°F
April76.3°F / 47.2°F
May85.2°F / 53.5°F
June93.5°F / 59.1°F
July98.4°F / 64.2°F
August97.3°F / 62.7°F
September92.4°F / 58.3°F
October81.1°F / 49.9°F
November66.3°F / 41.1°F
December56.5°F / 36°F
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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Tulare Joint Union High School District43.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Tipton Elementary School District30.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Palo Verde Union Elementary School District9.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Corcoran Joint Unified School District7.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Pixley Union Elementary School District3.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Porterville Unified School District (9-12)2.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Pleasant View Elementary School District1.7% 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 vulnerability85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status96more vulnerable than 96% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93256 Pixley, CA12 km away
93274 Tulare, CA16.6 km away
93275 Tulare, CA17.4 km away
93219 Earlimart, CA20.2 km away
93282 Waukena, CA20.5 km away
93267 Strathmore, CA23 km away
93212 Corcoran, CA23 km away
93201 Alpaugh, CA24.6 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 area83.98 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density52 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.0546, -119.3078

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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