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95531 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95531 covers Crescent City, California, with a population of about 22,491 and a median household income of $66,817.

Population
22,491119 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,81731% below the California median
Poverty rate
11.2%1.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$362,323up 11.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,20239% below the California median
Degree or higher
23%12 points below the US average
Homeownership
67.8%2.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
386

Where 95531 is

Crescent City, 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

Population22,491
Median age39.4
Family households66.9%
Born outside the US7.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.3%
White (non-Hispanic)61.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Hispanic or Latino20.5%
Veterans6.6%
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$66,817
Income per person$31,154
Poverty rate11.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k6.7%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k8.3%
$60–75k7.5%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k12.0%
$200k or more5.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,340
Mean adjusted gross income$61,216
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k29.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$323,600
Median gross rent$1,202
Rent as a share of household income29.9%
Owner-occupied67.8%
Vacant homes11.7%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house61.3%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units7.8%
5 to 19 units2.9%
20 or more units6.3%
Mobile home19.7%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
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$362,323as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.3%
Typical asking rent$1,975as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$365,815$170,684

$265,632 in 2007 to $362,323 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher23%
High school diploma or higher85.3%
Works from home7.6%
Drives to work alone68%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.7%
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 diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.4% 1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.9% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.8% 3.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.9% 2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.8% 2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34% 3.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.8% 1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10% 0.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.8% 2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.6% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments386
People employed3,939
Annual payroll$169,015,000
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 99.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.6 out of 100
Community resilience21.3 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.

Tsunami97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake93.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding78.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather43.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche26.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind18.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave12.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.7Very 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$66,817$96,334$78,538
Income per person$31,154$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate11.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$323,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,202$1,956$1,348
Homeownership67.8%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home7.6%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US7.8%26.7%13.9%
Median age39.437.638.7
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 stationCRESCENT CITY 3 NNW, CA US6.9 km away
Rain in a year71 in

Average high and low by month

January54.3°F / 40°F11.51 in rain
February55.2°F / 40.2°F8.96 in rain
March56.1°F / 41.1°F9.84 in rain
April57.9°F / 43.2°F6.76 in rain
May60.8°F / 45.7°F3.23 in rain
June63.1°F / 48.1°F1.78 in rain
July65.4°F / 51.1°F0.19 in rain
August66.1°F / 51.6°F0.42 in rain
September65.9°F / 48.4°F1.26 in rain
October62.1°F / 45.5°F4.67 in rain
November56.6°F / 41.6°F9.46 in rain
December53.1°F / 39.2°F13.37 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 supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket82% 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%.

Del Norte County Unified School District100% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95532 Crescent City, CA6.3 km away
95538 Fort Dick, CA9.7 km away
95567 Smith River, CA17.8 km away
95548 Klamath, CA23.7 km away
95543 Gasquet, CA28.6 km away
97415 Brookings, OR32.6 km away
95555 Orick, CA47.7 km away
97534 O Brien, OR50.1 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.

Del Norte County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area189.4 sq mi
Water area5.96 sq mi
Population density119 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7817, -124.1332

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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