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93610 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93610 covers Chowchilla, California, with a population of about 24,088 and a median household income of $66,567.

Population
24,08892 per square mile
Median age
35.23.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$66,56731% below the California median
Poverty rate
21.4%9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$392,394up 23% in five years
Median rent
$1,23937% below the California median
Degree or higher
16.1%18.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
54.5%10.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
217

Where 93610 is

Chowchilla, 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

Population24,088
Median age35.2
Family households69.9%
Born outside the US15.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home41.8%
White (non-Hispanic)37.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Hispanic or Latino49%
Veterans4.6%
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$66,567
Income per person$24,054
Poverty rate21.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.7%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k8.5%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k13.3%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k7.7%
$200k or more7.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,070
Mean adjusted gross income$61,094
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k30.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.7%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$342,000
Median gross rent$1,239
Rent as a share of household income29%
Owner-occupied54.5%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house83.9%
Attached house2.3%
2 to 4 units6.1%
5 to 19 units2.7%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home3.2%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$392,394as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 99.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$392,394$86,483

$86,483 in 2003 to $392,394 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%
High school diploma or higher76.5%
Works from home6.5%
Drives to work alone71.6%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.4%
Health

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

Obesity39.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.4% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health32.6% 12.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above 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 year69.3% 7.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80.4% 5.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.5% 6.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening53.9% 10.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.7% 9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity32.5% 15.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps33.6% 19.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity25.5% 11.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13% 4.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport16.8% 7.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.9% 3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.9% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.4% 6.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.6% 5.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments217
People employed2,234
Annual payroll$103,650,000
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% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss97.2 out of 100
Community resilience4 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.

Drought99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake91.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning51.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide41.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind33.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche20.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity16Very 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$66,567$96,334$78,538
Income per person$24,054$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate21.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$342,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,239$1,956$1,348
Homeownership54.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home6.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US15.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age35.237.638.7
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 stationMADERA MUNI AP, CA US18.9 km away
Rain in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January56.9°F / 38.6°F2.08 in rain
February62.6°F / 40.8°F1.99 in rain
March68.5°F / 43.7°F1.98 in rain
April75°F / 46.4°F0.89 in rain
May83.9°F / 52.3°F0.47 in rain
June92.2°F / 57.9°F0.16 in rain
July97.7°F / 62.6°F0.01 in rain
August96.7°F / 61.3°F0 in rain
September91.7°F / 57.8°F0.03 in rain
October80.1°F / 49.8°F0.44 in rain
November66.4°F / 41.8°F0.92 in rain
December56.3°F / 37.6°F1.82 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 supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
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 8 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Chowchilla Union High School District39.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary School District20.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Chowchilla Elementary School District19.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Le Grand Union High School District6.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Plainsburg Union Elementary School District4.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Yosemite Unified School District (9-12)2.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary School District2.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Le Grand Union Elementary School District1.9% 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 vulnerability74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95333 Le Grand, CA16.5 km away
95365 Planada, CA21.5 km away
93638 Madera, CA22 km away
95317 El Nido, CA23.1 km away
93639 Madera, CA24.2 km away
93637 Madera, CA24.4 km away
95341 Merced, CA26.1 km away
95340 Merced, CA27.9 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.

Madera County85.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Merced County14.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area263.16 sq mi
Water area0.97 sq mi
Population density92 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.1014, -120.2691

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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