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95306 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95306 covers Catheys Valley, California, with a population of about 869.

Population
8695 per square mile
Median age
58.419.7 points above the US average
Poverty rate
13.7%1.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$483,585down 8.8% in five years
Degree or higher
30.8%4.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.7%25.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 95306 is

Catheys Valley, 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

Population869
Median age58.4
Family households74.9%
Born outside the US10.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.7%
White (non-Hispanic)79.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino11.5%
Veterans16.3%
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

Income per person$36,962
Poverty rate13.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance24.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k18.9%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k6.2%
$30–35k12.4%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k1.3%
$60–75k6.2%
$75–100k11.6%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k1.0%
$150–200k22.7%
$200k or more4.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed390
Mean adjusted gross income$89,172
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.3%
Returns, under $25k25.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.5%
Returns, $200k or more10.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied90.7%
Vacant homes17.5%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house79.5%
Mobile home6.4%
Boat, RV or van14.1%
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$483,585as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 8.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 39.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$562,117$236,918

$395,106 in 2007 to $483,585 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%
High school diploma or higher88.1%
Works from home11.8%
Drives to work alone59.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.3%
Health

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

Obesity29.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.6% 2.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.2% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.1% 5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.8% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11% 6.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.7% 1.7 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 disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments18
People employed66
Annual payroll$3,014,000
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 99% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.7 out of 100
Community resilience20 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.

Heat wave100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide99.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning91.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity70.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail40.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche23.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado8.7Very 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$36,962$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate13.7%12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership90.7%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home11.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US10.6%26.7%13.9%
Median age58.437.638.7
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 stationMERCED MUNI AP, CA US36.9 km away
Rain in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January55.6°F / 37°F2.37 in rain
February62°F / 39.1°F2.2 in rain
March68.1°F / 42.3°F1.82 in rain
April74°F / 45.4°F1.12 in rain
May82.7°F / 52.1°F0.55 in rain
June90.7°F / 57.6°F0.12 in rain
July96.3°F / 61.7°F0 in rain
August95.1°F / 60.6°F0 in rain
September90.5°F / 56.5°F0.05 in rain
October79.6°F / 49°F0.64 in rain
November66.1°F / 40.8°F1.02 in rain
December56°F / 36°F1.91 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%.

Mariposa County 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95325 Hornitos, CA12.3 km away
95338 Mariposa, CA20.4 km away
95345 Midpines, CA22.1 km away
95365 Planada, CA22.7 km away
95369 Snelling, CA23.2 km away
95333 Le Grand, CA23.8 km away
93653 Raymond, CA29.7 km away
95311 Coulterville, CA31.1 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.

Mariposa County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area166.49 sq mi
Water area1.36 sq mi
Population density5 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4404, -120.1438

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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