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93648 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93648 covers Parlier, California, with a population of about 15,108 and a median household income of $51,834.

Population
15,108683 per square mile
Median age
27.611.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$51,83446% below the California median
Poverty rate
28.8%16.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$328,469up 27% in five years
Median rent
$1,06745% below the California median
Degree or higher
5.9%29.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
45.2%19.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
76

Where 93648 is

Parlier, 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

Population15,108
Median age27.6
Family households87.9%
Born outside the US37%
Speaks a language other than English at home80.3%
White (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino96.9%
Veterans1.3%
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$51,834
Income per person$17,447
Poverty rate28.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance31%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.0%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k6.9%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k7.9%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k17.9%
$100–125k6.7%
$125–150k3.3%
$150–200k3.7%
$200k or more3.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,240
Mean adjusted gross income$39,187
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.3%
Returns, under $25k38.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k36.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k4.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$239,600
Median gross rent$1,067
Rent as a share of household income32.3%
Owner-occupied45.2%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house62.5%
Attached house2.2%
2 to 4 units12.5%
5 to 19 units10%
20 or more units9.6%
Mobile home3.2%
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$328,469as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 108%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$328,469$84,141

$84,141 in 2000 to $328,469 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.9%
High school diploma or higher52.1%
Works from home1.6%
Drives to work alone74.6%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11%
Health

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

Obesity44.6% 11.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 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 health40.5% 20.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)28.8% 17.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.5% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity43% 17.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20% 5.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.9% 6.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.7% 4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.1% 9.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening76.6% 9.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability23.8% 9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening46.4% 17.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist43% 18.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability45.7% 15 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support32.3% 7.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity43.9% 26.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps40.2% 25.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity33.1% 19.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport20.5% 11.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40.4% 6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use65% 10.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.8% 4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.9% 7.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.3% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat17.7% 8.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.7% 6.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability13.1% 7.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments76
People employed1,709
Annual payroll$87,925,000
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 78.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.8 out of 100
Community resilience14.6 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.

Drought99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave71.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding50.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide27.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather12.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind7.7Very 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$51,834$96,334$78,538
Income per person$17,447$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate28.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$239,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,067$1,956$1,348
Homeownership45.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.9%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate10.3%6.4%5.2%
Works from home1.6%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US37%26.7%13.9%
Median age27.637.638.7
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 stationFRESNO 5 NE, CA US23.2 km away
Rain in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January61°F / 38.1°F2.27 in rain
February66.8°F / 41.6°F1.89 in rain
March73.1°F / 45.2°F2.24 in rain
April79.3°F / 49°F1 in rain
May87.5°F / 55.7°F0.55 in rain
June96.3°F / 61.9°F0.18 in rain
July101.9°F / 67.6°F0.03 in rain
August100.9°F / 66.5°F0.01 in rain
September96°F / 61.9°F0.11 in rain
October84.8°F / 53.2°F0.56 in rain
November70.6°F / 43.8°F0.96 in rain
December61.1°F / 37.5°F2.03 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Parlier Unified School District72.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District20.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Sanger Unified School District4.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Selma Unified School District2.1% 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 vulnerability89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Household characteristics89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability7.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93616 Del Rey, CA7 km away
93662 Selma, CA8.4 km away
93654 Reedley, CA8.9 km away
93631 Kingsburg, CA11.4 km away
93625 Fowler, CA12.1 km away
93657 Sanger, CA12.7 km away
93618 Dinuba, CA15.5 km away
93725 Fresno, CA17.3 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.

Fresno County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.12 sq mi
Population density683 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.6103, -119.5375

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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