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95497 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95497 covers The Sea Ranch, California, with a population of about 1,200 and a median household income of $121,731.

Population
1,20079 per square mile
Median age
7031.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$121,7311.3× the California median
Poverty rate
3.5%8.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,414,979up 23.9% in five years
Degree or higher
72.1%37.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
95.1%30.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 95497 is

The Sea Ranch, 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

Population1,200
Median age70
Family households64.5%
Born outside the US8.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.3%
White (non-Hispanic)82.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Veterans11.1%
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$121,731
Income per person$84,896
Poverty rate3.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.8%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k4.7%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k5.4%
$60–75k4.1%
$75–100k16.5%
$100–125k8.6%
$125–150k14.5%
$150–200k12.8%
$200k or more22.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,198,200
Owner-occupied95.1%
Vacant homes63.9%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house99.2%
20 or more units0.8%
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$1,414,979as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 61.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,431,862$382,628

$382,628 in 2000 to $1,414,979 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher72.1%
High school diploma or higher99%
Works from home50%
Drives to work alone43.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.6%
Health

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

Obesity23.8% 9.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.9% 10.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.3% 2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.6% 13.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking9.4% 6.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.2% 9.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)17.3% 9.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84% 7.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening94.8% 8.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.3% 12 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73% 11.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18% 6.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.6% 10.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.7% 4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.7% 9.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5% 8.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness25.9% 8.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.7% 8.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed110
Annual payroll$6,869,000
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 62.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss45.9 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.

Landslide97.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake91.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding80.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding45.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity42.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather11Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning5.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail1.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind0.8Very 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$121,731$96,334$78,538
Income per person$84,896$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate3.5%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,198,200$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership95.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher72.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.4%5.2%
Works from home50%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US8.8%26.7%13.9%
Median age7037.638.7
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 ROSS, CA US30.4 km away
Rain in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January56.8°F / 41.6°F7.18 in rain
February58.5°F / 42.2°F6.95 in rain
March58.7°F / 42.1°F5.15 in rain
April60.3°F / 42.7°F2.88 in rain
May62.4°F / 44.6°F1.6 in rain
June65.9°F / 46.4°F0.48 in rain
July65.5°F / 48.4°F0.04 in rain
August66.8°F / 49.5°F0.07 in rain
September67.2°F / 48.4°F0.17 in rain
October66.4°F / 47.2°F1.97 in rain
November60.9°F / 44.3°F4.24 in rain
December57.2°F / 41.6°F8.44 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Horicon Elementary School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Point Arena Joint Union High School District50% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95412 Annapolis, CA10.2 km away
95480 Stewarts Point, CA10.6 km away
95445 Gualala, CA12.7 km away
95468 Point Arena, CA24 km away
95494 Yorkville, CA26.5 km away
95421 Cazadero, CA27.8 km away
95415 Boonville, CA33.5 km away
95450 Jenner, CA34.5 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 area15.24 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density79 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.7256, -123.4675

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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