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93560 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93560 covers Rosamond, California, with a population of about 21,537 and a median household income of $76,204.

Population
21,537128 per square mile
Median age
30.68.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$76,20421% below the California median
Poverty rate
19.1%6.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$411,329up 21% in five years
Median rent
$1,22937% below the California median
Degree or higher
17.4%17.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.2%13.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
146

Where 93560 is

Rosamond, 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

Population21,537
Median age30.6
Family households71.9%
Born outside the US12.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home32.2%
White (non-Hispanic)31.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Hispanic or Latino44.7%
Veterans12.3%
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$76,204
Income per person$29,758
Poverty rate19.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.0%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k10.2%
$75–100k15.9%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k8.6%
$200k or more8.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,260
Mean adjusted gross income$64,199
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.9%
Returns, under $25k27.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$324,700
Median gross rent$1,229
Rent as a share of household income36.1%
Owner-occupied78.2%
Vacant homes8.5%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house66.1%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units5%
5 to 19 units4.1%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home21.7%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
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$411,329as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 115.3%
Typical asking rent$2,172as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$415,539$97,918

$97,918 in 2000 to $411,329 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%
High school diploma or higher84.7%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone80.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.1%
Health

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

Obesity35.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.9% 3.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.4% 6.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.3% 3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps23.4% 9.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.7% 5.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.4% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments146
People employed1,401
Annual payroll$44,620,000
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 93.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss88.3 out of 100
Community resilience3.4 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.

Earthquake95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding94.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide71.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather36.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche32.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind28.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning25.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado15.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave0.3Very 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$76,204$96,334$78,538
Income per person$29,758$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate19.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$324,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,229$1,956$1,348
Homeownership78.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.3%6.4%5.2%
Works from home7.4%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US12.8%26.7%13.9%
Median age30.637.638.7
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 stationLANCASTER WM J FOX FLD, CA US18.3 km away
Rain in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January58.7°F / 31.3°F1.46 in rain
February61.5°F / 34.5°F1.76 in rain
March67.2°F / 39.8°F0.96 in rain
April72.9°F / 44.9°F0.39 in rain
May81.6°F / 53.4°F0.1 in rain
June91.3°F / 61.5°F0.05 in rain
July97.6°F / 67.2°F0.14 in rain
August97.8°F / 64.7°F0.01 in rain
September91.4°F / 56.9°F0.12 in rain
October80°F / 45.8°F0.34 in rain
November67°F / 35°F0.37 in rain
December57.7°F / 29.7°F1.11 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket88% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Southern Kern Unified School District87.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District4.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Westside Union Elementary School District2.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Tehachapi Unified School District2.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Lancaster 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 vulnerability72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93536 Lancaster, CA13.5 km away
93501 Mojave, CA25.3 km away
93502 Mojave, CA25.7 km away
93534 Lancaster, CA26.2 km away
93539 Lancaster, CA26.4 km away
93584 Lancaster, CA26.4 km away
93586 Lancaster, CA26.4 km away
93532 Lake Hughes, CA27.4 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.

Kern County95.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Los Angeles County4.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area167.93 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq mi
Population density128 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.8664, -118.3409

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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