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95242 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95242 covers Lodi, California, with a population of about 27,860 and a median household income of $99,709.

Population
27,860307 per square mile
Median age
39.60.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$99,709about the California median
Poverty rate
7.6%4.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$571,023up 6.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,925about the California median
Degree or higher
31.6%3.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.9%3.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
542

Where 95242 is

Lodi, 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

Population27,860
Median age39.6
Family households70.3%
Born outside the US11%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.5%
White (non-Hispanic)61.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.2%
Hispanic or Latino25.5%
Veterans7.4%
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$99,709
Income per person$48,414
Poverty rate7.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k7.9%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k12.5%
$100–125k11.6%
$125–150k8.8%
$150–200k14.3%
$200k or more15.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,400
Mean adjusted gross income$97,674
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.1%
Returns, under $25k20.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.4%
Returns, $200k or more10.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$549,700
Median gross rent$1,925
Rent as a share of household income29.8%
Owner-occupied68.9%
Vacant homes6.4%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house74.6%
Attached house6.1%
2 to 4 units6.6%
5 to 19 units5.4%
20 or more units4.7%
Mobile home2.4%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$571,023as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 56%
Typical asking rent$2,439as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$604,898$200,834

$200,834 in 2000 to $571,023 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%
High school diploma or higher92%
Works from home13.5%
Drives to work alone74.3%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.6%
Health

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

Obesity28.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.8% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74% 2.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65% 0.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.6% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.8% 1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.1% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.2% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments542
People employed7,604
Annual payroll$331,455,000
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 94.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss95.6 out of 100
Community resilience36.6 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.

Drought97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave68.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity53.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide33.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning28.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather17.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado15.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind12Relatively 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$99,709$96,334$78,538
Income per person$48,414$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate7.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$549,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,925$1,956$1,348
Homeownership68.9%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.8%6.4%5.2%
Works from home13.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US11%26.7%13.9%
Median age39.637.638.7
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 stationLODI, CA US4.9 km away
Rain in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January56.7°F / 39.6°F3.51 in rain
February62.7°F / 41.6°F3.43 in rain
March68.7°F / 44.8°F2.49 in rain
April74°F / 47.3°F1.53 in rain
May81.3°F / 52.3°F0.68 in rain
June88.3°F / 56.7°F0.18 in rain
July92.4°F / 59.1°F0.01 in rain
August91.9°F / 58.2°F0.03 in rain
September88.6°F / 56.1°F0.1 in rain
October79.3°F / 50.4°F0.94 in rain
November65.3°F / 43.4°F1.84 in rain
December56.6°F / 38.7°F3.63 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 supermarket6% 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%.

Lodi Unified School District99.1% 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 vulnerability73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95258 Woodbridge, CA3.5 km away
95241 Lodi, CA5.4 km away
95240 Lodi, CA7 km away
95209 Stockton, CA10.4 km away
95253 Victor, CA11.4 km away
95210 Stockton, CA12.2 km away
95269 Stockton, CA12.5 km away
95220 Acampo, CA12.7 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.

San Joaquin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area90.87 sq mi
Water area1.82 sq mi
Population density307 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.1308, -121.3345

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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