Postal Codes

95432 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95432 covers Elk, California, with a population of about 771.

Population
77111 per square mile
Median age
62.223.5 points above the US average
Poverty rate
28.6%16.2 points above the US average
Median home value
$728,100about the California median
Degree or higher
49.5%14.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
68.9%3.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 95432 is

Elk, 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

Population771
Median age62.2
Family households50.2%
Born outside the US15.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.9%
White (non-Hispanic)82.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Hispanic or Latino9.9%
Veterans5.6%
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

Income per person$34,469
Poverty rate28.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k25.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k23.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k3.9%
$75–100k1.2%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k16.9%
$150–200k15.4%
$200k or more1.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed180
Mean adjusted gross income$77,222
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k38.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k22.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$728,100
Owner-occupied68.9%
Vacant homes24.9%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house93.2%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units1.1%
Mobile home4.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate24.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher49.5%
High school diploma or higher98.5%
Works from home5%
Drives to work alone44.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0.8%
Health

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

Obesity26.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.6% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 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 health19.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.7% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments14
People employed76
Annual payroll$4,309,000
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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 84.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.8 out of 100
Community resilience29.9 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.

Landslide99.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami60.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding60.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity56.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought43.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche16.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather16.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail4.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind1.2Very 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$96,334$78,538
Income per person$34,469$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate28.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$728,100$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership68.9%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher49.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate24.7%6.4%5.2%
Works from home5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US15.6%26.7%13.9%
Median age62.237.638.7
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 stationFT BRAGG 5 N, CA US39 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January51.6°F / 40.3°F7.66 in rain
February53.8°F / 40.5°F7.27 in rain
March55°F / 41°F6.43 in rain
April57.2°F / 42.4°F3.6 in rain
May60.1°F / 45.1°F1.57 in rain
June63°F / 47.3°F0.74 in rain
July65°F / 49°F0.07 in rain
August65.2°F / 49.7°F0.1 in rain
September64.7°F / 48.7°F0.25 in rain
October61.5°F / 46.1°F2.26 in rain
November55.9°F / 42.6°F4.55 in rain
December51.5°F / 39.8°F8.66 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 supermarket31% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Mendocino Unified School District54.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Manchester Union Elementary School District16% of this ZIP code's land area
Point Arena Joint Union High School District16% of this ZIP code's land area
Anderson Valley Unified School District13.1% 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95410 Albion, CA6 km away
95456 Little River, CA13.6 km away
95463 Navarro, CA17.1 km away
95427 Comptche, CA17.5 km away
95459 Manchester, CA17.7 km away
95460 Mendocino, CA18.1 km away
95420 Caspar, CA23.5 km away
95466 Philo, CA26.1 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.

Mendocino County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area72.02 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq mi
Population density11 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.1593, -123.7219

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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