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95461 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95461 covers Middletown, California, with a population of about 3,720.

Population
3,72030 per square mile
Median age
46.98.2 points above the US average
Poverty rate
9.8%2.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$320,770down 9.1% in five years
Median rent
$2,1921.1× the California median
Degree or higher
23.6%11.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
71.3%6.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
114

Where 95461 is

Middletown, 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

Population3,720
Median age46.9
Family households66.2%
Born outside the US15.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home24.2%
White (non-Hispanic)67.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino21.8%
Veterans4.9%
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$41,473
Poverty rate9.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.5%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k0.7%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k0.6%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k11.3%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k1.1%
$125–150k9.5%
$150–200k24.6%
$200k or more10.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,380
Mean adjusted gross income$76,191
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.1%
Returns, under $25k28.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.9%
Returns, $200k or more5.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$385,000
Median gross rent$2,192
Owner-occupied71.3%
Vacant homes19.9%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house60.2%
Attached house14.2%
2 to 4 units1.8%
5 to 19 units3.3%
Mobile home19.4%
Boat, RV or van1%
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$320,770as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 9.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 39.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$384,336$136,354

$209,602 in 2007 to $320,770 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%
High school diploma or higher84.5%
Works from home13.5%
Drives to work alone67.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.2%
Health

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

Obesity30.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.3% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.4% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 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 screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.8% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.8% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.8% 1.5 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 insecurity11.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.1% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments114
People employed982
Annual payroll$43,558,000
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 ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss99.1 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.

Landslide99.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity98Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake94Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche82.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado11.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail10.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind6.5Very 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$41,473$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate9.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$385,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,192$1,956$1,348
Homeownership71.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate10.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home13.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US15.6%26.7%13.9%
Median age46.937.638.7
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 US17.2 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 supermarket89% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Middletown Unified School District91% of this ZIP code's land area
Konocti Unified School District8.2% 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 vulnerability82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Household characteristics93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Walkability7.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95426 Cobb, CA6.7 km away
95467 Hidden Valley Lake, CA9.7 km away
95457 Lower Lake, CA13.1 km away
95422 Clearlake, CA19.5 km away
95424 Clearlake Park, CA20.5 km away
95451 Kelseyville, CA21 km away
95441 Geyserville, CA21.6 km away
94515 Calistoga, CA23 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 area123.29 sq mi
Water area0.71 sq mi
Population density30 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.7824, -122.6487

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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