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95247 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95247 covers Murphys, California, with a population of about 3,682 and a median household income of $71,983.

Population
3,68278 per square mile
Median age
55.817.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,98325% below the California median
Poverty rate
10.5%1.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$507,752up 3.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,950about the California median
Degree or higher
38%3 points above the US average
Homeownership
77.2%12.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
153

Where 95247 is

Murphys, 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

Population3,682
Median age55.8
Family households62%
Born outside the US7.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.5%
White (non-Hispanic)92.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino4.3%
Veterans7.6%
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$71,983
Income per person$49,873
Poverty rate10.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k7.9%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k8.6%
$60–75k11.5%
$75–100k14.3%
$100–125k7.6%
$125–150k5.7%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more11.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,120
Mean adjusted gross income$92,734
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.9%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.7%
Returns, $200k or more9.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$513,700
Median gross rent$1,950
Rent as a share of household income35.2%
Owner-occupied77.2%
Vacant homes32.7%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house77%
Attached house4%
2 to 4 units4.5%
5 to 19 units2.1%
Mobile home12.4%
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$507,752as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 3.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 47.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$545,559$246,719

$315,224 in 2005 to $507,752 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher38%
High school diploma or higher95.5%
Works from home20.9%
Drives to work alone66.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.5%
Health

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

Obesity27.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.1% 5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.6% 8.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.6% 8.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.7% 2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.2% 7.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.3% 5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.8% 6.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.7% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above 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 establishments153
People employed988
Annual payroll$36,236,000
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 95.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss95 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.

Wildfire99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity77.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought73Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind26.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche20.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado8.2Very 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$71,983$96,334$78,538
Income per person$49,873$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate10.5%12%12.4%
Median home value$513,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,950$1,956$1,348
Homeownership77.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home20.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US7.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age55.837.638.7
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 US14.8 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 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.

Bret Harte Union High School District49.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Vallecito Union Elementary School District44.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Mark Twain Union Elementary School District5.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Calaveras Unified School District1.4% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability8.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95229 Douglas Flat, CA2.2 km away
95251 Vallecito, CA3.9 km away
95233 Hathaway Pines, CA9.9 km away
95224 Avery, CA10.6 km away
95221 Altaville, CA11.1 km away
95310 Columbia, CA11.1 km away
95246 Mountain Ranch, CA11.7 km away
95222 Angels Camp, 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.

Calaveras County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area47.02 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density78 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.1345, -120.4516

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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