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95446 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95446 covers Guerneville, California, with a population of about 4,808 and a median household income of $88,643.

Population
4,808155 per square mile
Median age
5314.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$88,6438% below the California median
Poverty rate
7.8%4.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$525,299down 8.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,54621% below the California median
Degree or higher
40.4%5.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
69.2%4.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
110

Where 95446 is

Guerneville, 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

Population4,808
Median age53
Family households45.4%
Born outside the US6.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.8%
White (non-Hispanic)76.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino15.5%
Veterans6.4%
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$88,643
Income per person$59,970
Poverty rate7.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k3.6%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k13.0%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k11.1%
$200k or more13.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,270
Mean adjusted gross income$82,259
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7%
Returns, under $25k28.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.9%
Returns, $200k or more7.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$585,900
Median gross rent$1,546
Rent as a share of household income37.6%
Owner-occupied69.2%
Vacant homes23.1%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house81.9%
Attached house3.7%
2 to 4 units8.6%
5 to 19 units1.5%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home2.8%
Boat, RV or van0.9%
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$525,299as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 8.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 25.8%
Typical asking rent$1,995as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$635,755$174,637

$174,637 in 2000 to $525,299 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.4%
High school diploma or higher95.5%
Works from home21.9%
Drives to work alone59.1%
Takes public transport2.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.5%
Health

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

Obesity27.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% 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 hours33.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments110
People employed1,044
Annual payroll$56,017,000
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 91.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss91.3 out of 100
Community resilience54.7 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.

Landslide99.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought76.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity45.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning9.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind6.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche4.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2.4Very 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$88,643$96,334$78,538
Income per person$59,970$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate7.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$585,900$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,546$1,956$1,348
Homeownership69.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate8.8%6.4%5.2%
Works from home21.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US6.4%26.7%13.9%
Median age5337.638.7
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 stationOCCIDENTAL, CA US13.6 km away
Rain in a year54 in

Average high and low by month

January56.1°F / 42°F10.79 in rain
February58.5°F / 42.9°F9.92 in rain
March61.3°F / 44°F6.99 in rain
April66°F / 45.1°F3.75 in rain
May70.4°F / 47.8°F2.01 in rain
June76.4°F / 51°F0.58 in rain
July77.9°F / 52.1°F0.09 in rain
August78.4°F / 53.4°F0.09 in rain
September76.7°F / 53.4°F0.18 in rain
October72.8°F / 51.9°F2.65 in rain
November62.3°F / 45.9°F5.7 in rain
December55.2°F / 41.2°F11.08 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 supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

West Sonoma County Union High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Guerneville Elementary School District40.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Montgomery Elementary School District3.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Monte Rio Union Elementary School District3.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Forestville Union Elementary School District2.1% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95471 Rio Nido, CA2.4 km away
95486 Villa Grande, CA4.2 km away
95462 Monte Rio, CA4.3 km away
95430 Duncans Mills, CA7.7 km away
95436 Forestville, CA8.2 km away
95419 Camp Meeker, CA9.9 km away
95465 Occidental, CA10.8 km away
95444 Graton, CA13.8 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.

Sonoma County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area31.05 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density155 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.5055, -122.9965

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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