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95538 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95538 covers Fort Dick, California, with a population of about 1,065 and a median household income of $64,481.

Population
1,065563 per square mile
Median age
55.416.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,48133% below the California median
Poverty rate
9.5%2.9 points below the US average
Degree or higher
11.5%23.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time

Where 95538 is

Fort Dick, 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

Population1,065
Median age55.4
Family households83.3%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.3%
White (non-Hispanic)78.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino9.9%
Veterans6.5%
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$64,481
Income per person$30,795
Poverty rate9.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k9.2%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k7.5%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k9.9%
$60–75k24.4%
$75–100k22.2%
$100–125k2.4%
$125–150k2.2%
$150–200k17.6%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes7.4%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house68.5%
Mobile home31.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%
High school diploma or higher74.5%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone75.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity30.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.4% 1.3 pts above 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)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.9% 3.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15% 2.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.4% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.4% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.4% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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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 99.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.7 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.

River flooding98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami96.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding76.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning46.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather37Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail31.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche26.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind23.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado4.2Very 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$64,481$96,334$78,538
Income per person$30,795$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate9.5%12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership100%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate8.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home0%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age55.437.638.7
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 US9.7 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 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%.

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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95567 Smith River, CA8.1 km away
95531 Crescent City, CA9.7 km away
95532 Crescent City, CA13.1 km away
97415 Brookings, OR23.4 km away
95543 Gasquet, CA26.7 km away
95548 Klamath, CA33.3 km away
97534 O Brien, OR45.2 km away
97523 Cave Junction, OR52.3 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.

Del Norte County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.89 sq mi
Population density563 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.8679, -124.1490

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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