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95457 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95457 covers Lower Lake, California, with a population of about 3,036 and a median household income of $52,266.

Population
3,03621 per square mile
Median age
56.718 points above the US average
Median household income
$52,26646% below the California median
Poverty rate
19.9%7.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$382,557down 14.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,07845% below the California median
Degree or higher
21.7%13.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.3%11.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
71

Where 95457 is

Lower Lake, 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

Population3,036
Median age56.7
Family households42.8%
Born outside the US9.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.2%
White (non-Hispanic)65.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino21.9%
Veterans10.5%
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$52,266
Income per person$57,135
Poverty rate19.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k13.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k8.2%
$25–30k6.8%
$30–35k5.3%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k7.4%
$100–125k2.7%
$125–150k3.2%
$150–200k9.3%
$200k or more16.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,340
Mean adjusted gross income$58,614
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k33.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$414,100
Median gross rent$1,078
Rent as a share of household income33.6%
Owner-occupied76.3%
Vacant homes21.2%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house74.9%
Attached house1.4%
5 to 19 units2.1%
Mobile home19.9%
Boat, RV or van1.7%
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$382,557as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 14.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 35.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$482,675$165,138

$229,049 in 2007 to $382,557 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%
High school diploma or higher87.8%
Works from home7.5%
Drives to work alone77.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.2%
Health

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

Obesity31.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.6% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% 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 year74.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.1% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61% 3.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.9% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.1% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.1% 6.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.8% 2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.5% 3.5 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 establishments71
People employed459
Annual payroll$20,033,000
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 98.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss98.6 out of 100
Community resilience21.5 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
Landslide99.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity98.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche81.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather30.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning16.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado8.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5.3Very 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$52,266$96,334$78,538
Income per person$57,135$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate19.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$414,100$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,078$1,956$1,348
Homeownership76.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home7.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US9.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age56.737.638.7
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 stationCLEARLAKE 4 SE, CA US4.2 km away
Rain in a year30 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January54.8°F / 32.6°F6.19 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February57.7°F / 33.7°F6.15 in rain, 0.1 in snow
March61.6°F / 35.4°F3.99 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April66.4°F / 39.3°F1.99 in rain
May72.5°F / 45°F1.16 in rain
June83.2°F / 51.5°F0.23 in rain
July91.4°F / 55.9°F0.01 in rain
August90.5°F / 54.3°F0.09 in rain
September85.4°F / 50.3°F0.17 in rain
October75.4°F / 43.2°F0.91 in rain
November63.4°F / 35.6°F2.89 in rain
December54.8°F / 32.6°F6.08 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 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Konocti Unified School District91.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Middletown Unified School District6.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Kelseyville Unified School District2% 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 vulnerability70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95422 Clearlake, CA8.3 km away
95424 Clearlake Park, CA9.8 km away
95467 Hidden Valley Lake, CA10.7 km away
95461 Middletown, CA13.1 km away
95426 Cobb, CA13.5 km away
95451 Kelseyville, CA17.1 km away
95443 Glenhaven, CA19.4 km away
95423 Clearlake Oaks, CA20.2 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.

Lake County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area147.93 sq mi
Water area3.13 sq mi
Population density21 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8915, -122.5914

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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