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95519 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95519 covers Mckinleyville, California, with a population of about 18,792 and a median household income of $66,687.

Population
18,792350 per square mile
Median age
40.21.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,68731% below the California median
Poverty rate
14%1.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$479,718down 6.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,44226% below the California median
Degree or higher
38.1%3.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
61.3%3.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
264

Where 95519 is

Mckinleyville, 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

Population18,792
Median age40.2
Family households57%
Born outside the US3.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.4%
White (non-Hispanic)71.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Hispanic or Latino11.3%
Veterans5.1%
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$66,687
Income per person$37,333
Poverty rate14%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k5.8%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k6.3%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k13.1%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k10.7%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more8.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,900
Mean adjusted gross income$75,670
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.3%
Returns, under $25k26.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.4%
Returns, $200k or more5.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$432,600
Median gross rent$1,442
Rent as a share of household income37.1%
Owner-occupied61.3%
Vacant homes8.4%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house74.1%
Attached house6.3%
2 to 4 units7.1%
5 to 19 units1.9%
20 or more units1.7%
Mobile home8.9%
Boat, RV or van0%
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$479,718as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 6.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 24.6%
Typical asking rent$1,774as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$585,101$238,953

$238,953 in 2001 to $479,718 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.1%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home10.1%
Drives to work alone76.5%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.2%
Health

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

Obesity30.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.4% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.9% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21% 4.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.2% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.6% 3.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.1% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.1% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.1% 3.9 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 establishments264
People employed2,260
Annual payroll$96,617,000
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 85.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss79.9 out of 100
Community resilience42.8 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.

Earthquake94.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami54.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche33.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding22.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning20.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather17.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind7.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave7.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.2Very 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$66,687$96,334$78,538
Income per person$37,333$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate14%12%12.4%
Median home value$432,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,442$1,956$1,348
Homeownership61.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate8.7%6.4%5.2%
Works from home10.1%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US3.7%26.7%13.9%
Median age40.237.638.7
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 stationARCATA EUREKA AP, CA US4.1 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January56.4°F / 40.5°F7.52 in rain
February56.6°F / 40.6°F6.48 in rain
March56.7°F / 41.4°F6.28 in rain
April57.7°F / 42.8°F4.11 in rain
May59.7°F / 46°F2.1 in rain
June62.5°F / 48.5°F0.96 in rain
July63.4°F / 51.3°F0.19 in rain
August64.5°F / 51.3°F0.26 in rain
September65.1°F / 48.5°F0.85 in rain
October63.5°F / 45°F2.71 in rain
November58.9°F / 42.1°F5.71 in rain
December56.2°F / 39.7°F8.95 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 supermarket28% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket54% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket7% 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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Northern Humboldt Union High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
McKinleyville Union Elementary School District24% of this ZIP code's land area
Fieldbrook Elementary School District8.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Trinidad Union Elementary School District6.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Blue Lake Union Elementary School District6.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Arcata Elementary School District3.2% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95521 Arcata, CA8.1 km away
95518 Arcata, CA8.7 km away
95570 Trinidad, CA13.5 km away
95524 Bayside, CA13.5 km away
95525 Blue Lake, CA16.2 km away
95501 Eureka, CA18.1 km away
95502 Eureka, CA18.3 km away
95534 Cutten, CA18.3 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.

Humboldt County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area53.77 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq mi
Population density350 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9465, -124.0834

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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