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95456 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95456 covers Little River, California, with a population of about 965.

Population
96585 per square mile
Median age
5011.3 points above the US average
Poverty rate
3.7%8.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$747,123down 22.6% in five years
Median rent
$85956% below the California median
Degree or higher
64.4%29.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
65.9%0.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
21

Where 95456 is

Little River, 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

Population965
Median age50
Family households46.9%
Born outside the US7.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.2%
White (non-Hispanic)80.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino12.3%
Veterans18.2%
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$44,960
Poverty rate3.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k19.7%
$25–30k10.3%
$30–35k8.2%
$35–40k3.9%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k2.1%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k9.4%
$100–125k12.4%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k12.4%
$200k or more8.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed340
Mean adjusted gross income$82,726
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.8%
Returns, under $25k32.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.8%
Returns, $200k or more8.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$489,900
Median gross rent$859
Rent as a share of household income36.1%
Owner-occupied65.9%
Vacant homes45%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house92.5%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units0.9%
Mobile home5.7%
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$747,123as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 22.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 1.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$975,654$545,498

$545,498 in 2012 to $747,123 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.4%
High school diploma or higher95%
Works from home25.7%
Drives to work alone42.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.7%
Health

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

Obesity25.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.1% 10 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.3% 7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.9% 1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.9% 10.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)14.9% 7.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.5% 6.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.8% 4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.1% 7.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.2% 8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.6% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.4% 7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.4% 3.6 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 establishments21
People employed218
Annual payroll$6,230,000
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 75% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss65.6 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.

Landslide98.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake92.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding87.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami62.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity49.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche16.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather16Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning11.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail2.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind0.7Very 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$44,960$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate3.7%12%12.4%
Median home value$489,900$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$859$1,956$1,348
Homeownership65.9%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home25.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US7.7%26.7%13.9%
Median age5037.638.7
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 US26.7 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 supermarket1% 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%.

Mendocino 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 vulnerability56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95460 Mendocino, CA5.3 km away
95410 Albion, CA8.7 km away
95420 Caspar, CA10.3 km away
95432 Elk, CA13.6 km away
95427 Comptche, CA17.3 km away
95437 Fort Bragg, CA18.9 km away
95463 Navarro, CA24.5 km away
95459 Manchester, CA31.3 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.

Mendocino County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.33 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq mi
Population density85 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.2707, -123.7883

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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