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94956 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94956 covers Point Reyes Station, California, with a population of about 1,158.

Population
1,15833 per square mile
Median age
62.323.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
7.4%5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,612,339up 7.2% in five years
Median rent
$2,0891.1× the California median
Degree or higher
56.9%21.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
62.7%2.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
87

Where 94956 is

Point Reyes Station, 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

Population1,158
Median age62.3
Family households43.1%
Born outside the US10.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)90.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino8.9%
Veterans6.2%
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

Income per person$70,654
Poverty rate7.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.3%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k9.9%
$25–30k7.8%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k4.4%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k5.5%
$60–75k1.6%
$75–100k9.4%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k7.5%
$150–200k14.7%
$200k or more17.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed750
Mean adjusted gross income$137,424
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.3%
Returns, under $25k24.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.3%
Returns, $200k or more13.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$2,000,000+
Median gross rent$2,089
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied62.7%
Vacant homes34.1%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house85.7%
2 to 4 units11.3%
5 to 19 units2.2%
20 or more units0.8%
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$1,612,339as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 56.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,733,157$495,280

$495,280 in 2000 to $1,612,339 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.9%
High school diploma or higher97%
Works from home29.7%
Drives to work alone65.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more37.1%
Health

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

Obesity21.8% 11.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.8% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.3% 4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.2% 6.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.2% 12.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.3% 9.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.8% 7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.4% 7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5% 8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments87
People employed633
Annual payroll$33,699,000
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 91.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss88.2 out of 100
Community resilience98.9 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.

Landslide99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami66.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity48.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather11.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning8.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado6.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail4.4Very 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$96,334$78,538
Income per person$70,654$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate7.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$2,000,000+$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,089$1,956$1,348
Homeownership62.7%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.9%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate10.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home29.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US10.8%26.7%13.9%
Median age62.337.638.7
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 stationSAN RAFAEL CIVIC CTR, CA US24.9 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January56.9°F / 42.6°F7.13 in rain
February61.1°F / 44°F6.94 in rain
March64.8°F / 45.5°F4.42 in rain
April67.8°F / 47.5°F1.99 in rain
May72°F / 50.6°F0.94 in rain
June77.9°F / 53.5°F0.15 in rain
July80.9°F / 54.9°F0 in rain
August81.3°F / 55.5°F0.05 in rain
September80.7°F / 54.4°F0.07 in rain
October74.9°F / 51.4°F1.46 in rain
November64.6°F / 46°F3.49 in rain
December57.1°F / 42.1°F7.81 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%.

Shoreline 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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94950 Olema, CA4.1 km away
94937 Inverness, CA8.6 km away
94946 Nicasio, CA9.8 km away
94938 Lagunitas, CA11.1 km away
94933 Forest Knolls, CA12 km away
94940 Marshall, CA14 km away
94963 San Geronimo, CA14 km away
94973 Woodacre, CA16.3 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.

Marin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area34.71 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq mi
Population density33 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.0691, -122.8069

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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