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95005 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95005 covers Ben Lomond, California, with a population of about 7,150 and a median household income of $107,857.

Population
7,150605 per square mile
Median age
46.17.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$107,8571.1× the California median
Poverty rate
5%7.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$921,688up 7% in five years
Median rent
$2,3581.2× the California median
Degree or higher
46.2%11.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
71.1%6.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
110

Where 95005 is

Ben Lomond, 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

Population7,150
Median age46.1
Family households64.9%
Born outside the US13.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.9%
White (non-Hispanic)84.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino9%
Veterans7.5%
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$107,857
Income per person$58,066
Poverty rate5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.8%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k0.3%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k0.3%
$45–50k11.9%
$50–60k1.1%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k11.8%
$125–150k10.0%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more22.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,980
Mean adjusted gross income$126,842
Returns declaring $200,000 or more16.8%
Returns, under $25k20.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.5%
Returns, $200k or more16.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$959,100
Median gross rent$2,358
Rent as a share of household income31.6%
Owner-occupied71.1%
Vacant homes4.1%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house80.6%
Attached house7.5%
2 to 4 units4.9%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home6.8%
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$921,688as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 52.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$952,956$285,418

$285,418 in 2000 to $921,688 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate11.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home20.3%
Drives to work alone69.5%
Takes public transport2.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.8%
Health

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

Obesity25.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9% 3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.9% 9.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.5% 11.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.1% 9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.9% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.8% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments110
People employed642
Annual payroll$31,447,000
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 97% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss97.6 out of 100
Community resilience59.9 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.

Landslide99.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather48.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning36.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail30.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado7.6Very 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$107,857$96,334$78,538
Income per person$58,066$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate5%12%12.4%
Median home value$959,100$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,358$1,956$1,348
Homeownership71.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate11.6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home20.3%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US13.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age46.137.638.7
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 stationBEN LOMOND #4, CA US0.8 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January64.6°F / 37.4°F10.42 in rain
February66.9°F / 38.9°F9.68 in rain, 0.1 in snow
March70.6°F / 40.5°F7 in rain
April75°F / 41.9°F3.28 in rain
May79.6°F / 45.7°F1.24 in rain
June85.5°F / 48.6°F0.24 in rain
July87.9°F / 51.2°F0.01 in rain
August89.5°F / 51°F0.04 in rain
September88.6°F / 48.9°F0.12 in rain
October83°F / 44.2°F2.17 in rain
November71.3°F / 39.6°F5 in rain
December63.7°F / 36.8°F10.43 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 supermarket94% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket5% 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%.

San Lorenzo Valley 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95007 Brookdale, CA2.5 km away
95018 Felton, CA3.4 km away
95041 Mount Hermon, CA5 km away
95060 Santa Cruz, CA6.9 km away
95066 Scotts Valley, CA7.3 km away
95067 Scotts Valley, CA7.8 km away
95006 Boulder Creek, CA8.5 km away
95064 Santa Cruz, CA10.6 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.

Santa Cruz County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.81 sq mi
Population density605 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.0882, -122.0887

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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