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95252 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95252 covers Valley Springs, California, with a population of about 13,851 and a median household income of $85,189.

Population
13,851121 per square mile
Median age
45.26.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$85,18912% below the California median
Poverty rate
9.6%2.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$474,936up 4.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,7789% below the California median
Degree or higher
15.1%19.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.9%26.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
225

Where 95252 is

Valley Springs, 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

Population13,851
Median age45.2
Family households74.5%
Born outside the US6.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.4%
White (non-Hispanic)71.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.9%
Hispanic or Latino18.2%
Veterans8.4%
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$85,189
Income per person$39,120
Poverty rate9.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k6.5%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k7.9%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k8.9%
$125–150k10.6%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more14.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,570
Mean adjusted gross income$81,822
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.1%
Returns, under $25k21.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.2%
Returns, $200k or more6.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$444,200
Median gross rent$1,778
Owner-occupied91.9%
Vacant homes11.1%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house88.5%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units0.8%
5 to 19 units1.3%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home8.3%
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$474,936as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 4.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$502,891$162,112

$212,869 in 2005 to $474,936 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%
High school diploma or higher91.9%
Works from home9.8%
Drives to work alone83.7%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41.5%
Health

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

Obesity30.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.3% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.4% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments225
People employed1,398
Annual payroll$56,653,000
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% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss95.5 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.

Wildfire99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave92.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity78.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather50.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail31.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind25.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche18.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado9.6Very 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$85,189$96,334$78,538
Income per person$39,120$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate9.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$444,200$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,778$1,956$1,348
Homeownership91.9%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home9.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US6.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age45.237.638.7
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 stationCAMP PARDEE, CA US9.7 km away
Rain in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January54.8°F / 40.4°F3.99 in rain
February59.4°F / 42.6°F3.84 in rain
March64°F / 45.2°F3.63 in rain
April69.4°F / 47.7°F2.15 in rain
May78.5°F / 52.7°F1.28 in rain
June88.3°F / 58.5°F0.33 in rain
July94.6°F / 63.1°F0 in rain
August93.6°F / 63°F0.03 in rain
September88.4°F / 60.5°F0.17 in rain
October77.7°F / 54°F1.13 in rain
November63.7°F / 46.1°F2.16 in rain
December54.6°F / 40.4°F4.15 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 supermarket32% 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%.

Calaveras Unified School District99.3% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% 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.

95225 Burson, CA3.7 km away
95226 Campo Seco, CA7.2 km away
95254 Wallace, CA11.4 km away
95249 San Andreas, CA18.9 km away
95227 Clements, CA19.9 km away
95640 Ione, CA20.3 km away
95236 Linden, CA22.2 km away
95654 Martell, CA22.3 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 area114 sq mi
Water area8.28 sq mi
Population density121 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.1620, -120.8572

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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