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95248 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95248 covers Rail Road Flat, California.

Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$318,269down 14.9% in five years
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 95248 is

Rail Road Flat, 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

Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
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 rate0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes85.8%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$318,269as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 14.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$380,705$291,164

$299,509 in 2019 to $318,269 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher100%
Health

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

Obesity33.6% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.2% 4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46% 11.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.9% 10.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.4% 14.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.9% 7.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.2% 6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.2% 6.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.3% 12.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.6% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps22.2% 7.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.5% 9.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.4% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.9% 4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability26.5% 12.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.4% 6.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.4% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed6
Annual payroll$143,000
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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 98.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss97.2 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.

Wildfire99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide99.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity67.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail35.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche23.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado8.3Very 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 rate0%12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%5.2%
Works from home15.5%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 stationCALAVERAS BIG TREES, CA US19.2 km away
Rain in a year56 in
Snow in a year105 in

Average high and low by month

January45°F / 30.4°F10.57 in rain, 19.3 in snow
February45.7°F / 30.1°F9.82 in rain, 25.9 in snow
March48.7°F / 31.8°F8.48 in rain, 19.2 in snow
April54.1°F / 34.9°F4.59 in rain, 11.4 in snow
May62.6°F / 41.7°F2.79 in rain, 2.2 in snow
June73°F / 49°F0.95 in rain, 0.1 in snow
July80.5°F / 55.7°F0.11 in rain
August79.8°F / 54.9°F0.06 in rain
September73.7°F / 50.6°F0.39 in rain
October63.5°F / 42.5°F2.93 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November52°F / 34.4°F5.17 in rain, 7.7 in snow
December44°F / 29.7°F9.65 in rain, 18.7 in snow
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%.

Calaveras 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 vulnerability76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95245 Mokelumne Hill, CA4.7 km away
95232 Glencoe, CA5.6 km away
95257 Wilseyville, CA6.3 km away
95255 West Point, CA9.5 km away
95666 Pioneer, CA11.3 km away
95246 Mountain Ranch, CA12.1 km away
95665 Pine Grove, CA14 km away
95689 Volcano, CA16.9 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 area31.58 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.3405, -120.5161

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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