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93541 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93541 covers Lee Vining, California, with a population of about 889 and a median household income of $117,719.

Population
8893 per square mile
Median household income
$117,7191.2× the California median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$515,305up 25.2% in five years
Degree or higher
70.3%35.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
87.2%22.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
26

Where 93541 is

Lee Vining, 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

Population889
Family households100%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)69.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino30.9%
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$117,719
Income per person$36,088
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k9.6%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k2.2%
$60–75k20.8%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k29.1%
$125–150k38.3%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$333,600
Owner-occupied87.2%
Vacant homes13.3%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house91.7%
Attached house8.3%
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$515,305as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$517,690$263,944

$263,944 in 2016 to $515,305 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher70.3%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home71.5%
Drives to work alone0%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity32.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.7% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22% 1.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26% 0.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74% 0.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.7% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.6% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments26
People employed120
Annual payroll$7,505,000
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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% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss96.8 out of 100
Community resilience54 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.

Wildfire99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity97.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake88.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche83.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave28.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2.2Very 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$117,719$96,334$78,538
Income per person$36,088$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate0%12%12.4%
Median home value$333,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership87.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher70.3%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.7%6.4%5.2%
Works from home71.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0%26.7%13.9%
Median age37.638.7
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 stationLEE VINING, CA US3.6 km away
Rain in a year15 in
Snow in a year70 in

Average high and low by month

January40.9°F / 20.6°F2.66 in rain, 19 in snow
February44.1°F / 22.7°F2.71 in rain, 16.1 in snow
March51°F / 27.6°F1.82 in rain, 11.6 in snow
April57.9°F / 32.5°F0.7 in rain, 3.3 in snow
May66.2°F / 39.6°F0.73 in rain, 1.6 in snow
June76.6°F / 47.3°F0.41 in rain, 0.2 in snow
July84.2°F / 53.8°F0.51 in rain
August83°F / 52.3°F0.42 in rain
September76°F / 45.5°F0.31 in rain
October65.1°F / 35.9°F0.83 in rain, 1.4 in snow
November52.9°F / 27.8°F1.44 in rain, 4.7 in snow
December42.3°F / 21.7°F2.56 in rain, 11.6 in snow
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%.

Eastern Sierra 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability7.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93529 June Lake, CA23.8 km away
93517 Bridgeport, CA30.7 km away
93546 Mammoth Lakes, CA47.9 km away
93512 Benton, CA50.2 km away
95389 Yosemite National Park, CA54.3 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.

Mono County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area317.36 sq mi
Water area60.99 sq mi
Population density3 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9890, -119.1234

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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