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95465 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95465 covers Occidental, California, with a population of about 1,154 and a median household income of $123,650.

Population
1,15424 per square mile
Median age
47.79 points above the US average
Median household income
$123,6501.3× the California median
Poverty rate
5%7.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,151,420down 4.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,8207% below the California median
Degree or higher
53%18 points above the US average
Homeownership
63.8%1.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
59

Where 95465 is

Occidental, 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

Population1,154
Median age47.7
Family households55.6%
Born outside the US8.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.5%
White (non-Hispanic)79.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.6%
Hispanic or Latino12.1%
Veterans4.6%
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

Median household income$123,650
Income per person$70,677
Poverty rate5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k17.9%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k16.4%
$200k or more23.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,030
Mean adjusted gross income$123,118
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.6%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.5%
Returns, $200k or more12.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,122,500
Median gross rent$1,820
Owner-occupied63.8%
Vacant homes48.1%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house81.7%
Attached house6.3%
5 to 19 units2.2%
Mobile home9.8%
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$1,151,420as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 4.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 31.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,245,789$377,261

$377,261 in 2000 to $1,151,420 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher53%
High school diploma or higher95.9%
Works from home19.6%
Drives to work alone71.6%
Takes public transport5.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.2%
Health

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

Obesity25% 8.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.8% 4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.3% 6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.8% 10.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.7% 3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.6% 9.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.8% 7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.8% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments59
People employed466
Annual payroll$20,800,000
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 84.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.5 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.

Landslide99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami70.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding65.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity46.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought24.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning10Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail4.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche4.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2.5Very 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$123,650$96,334$78,538
Income per person$70,677$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate5%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,122,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,820$1,956$1,348
Homeownership63.8%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher53%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home19.6%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US8.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age47.737.638.7
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 stationOCCIDENTAL, CA US3.6 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket9% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

West Sonoma County Union High School District42.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Harmony Union School District27.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Monte Rio Union Elementary School District15.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Shoreline Unified School District14.5% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95419 Camp Meeker, CA4.5 km away
94922 Bodega, CA6.6 km away
95462 Monte Rio, CA7.1 km away
95430 Duncans Mills, CA7.2 km away
95486 Villa Grande, CA7.7 km away
94923 Bodega Bay, CA9.4 km away
95446 Guerneville, CA10.8 km away
95444 Graton, CA11.5 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 area48.08 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq mi
Population density24 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.4087, -122.9954

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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