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95221 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95221 covers Altaville, California.

Poverty rate
9.8%2.6 points below the US average
Degree or higher
25.2%9.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.2%3.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 95221 is

Altaville, 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

Family households60%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)72.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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

Poverty rate9.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k40.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k31.8%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k28.2%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied68.2%
Vacant homes35.6%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house82.6%
2 to 4 units17.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%
High school diploma or higher88.1%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone68.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity29.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.3% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.9% 5.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.4% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.8% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.3% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34% 3.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.3% 4.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.4% 2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.8% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed64
Annual payroll$4,747,000
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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 91.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss90.2 out of 100
Community resilience30.4 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.

Wildfire99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity78.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake74.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind27.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail26.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche20.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado10.9Very 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$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate9.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership68.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.4%5.2%
Works from home0%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0%26.7%13.9%
Median age37.638.7
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 stationNEW MELONES DAM HQ, CA US10.9 km away
Rain in a year30 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January57.3°F / 38.2°F5.85 in rain
February60.6°F / 39.7°F4.85 in rain
March64.8°F / 43.5°F4.77 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April70°F / 45.9°F2.58 in rain
May79.4°F / 52.4°F1.48 in rain
June89.3°F / 59.2°F0.36 in rain
July97.1°F / 65.4°F0.03 in rain
August96.2°F / 64.5°F0.04 in rain
September90.7°F / 60.2°F0.21 in rain
October79.7°F / 52.4°F1.51 in rain
November66°F / 44.1°F2.91 in rain
December57.4°F / 37.8°F5.16 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Bret Harte Union High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Mark Twain Union Elementary School District50% 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 vulnerability63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability12.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95222 Angels Camp, CA1.7 km away
95251 Vallecito, CA8.4 km away
95229 Douglas Flat, CA10 km away
95247 Murphys, CA11.1 km away
95249 San Andreas, CA13.9 km away
95310 Columbia, CA15 km away
95228 Copperopolis, CA17.1 km away
95246 Mountain Ranch, CA17.4 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.

Calaveras County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.23 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.0838, -120.5608

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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