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95543 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95543 covers Gasquet, California, with a population of about 401 and a median household income of $46,620.

Population
4013 per square mile
Median age
61.723 points above the US average
Median household income
$46,62052% below the California median
Poverty rate
27.3%14.9 points above the US average
Median rent
$88255% below the California median
Degree or higher
27%8 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.9%15.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 95543 is

Gasquet, 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

Population401
Median age61.7
Family households34.9%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.8%
White (non-Hispanic)72.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino11.7%
Veterans18.8%
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$46,620
Income per person$35,048
Poverty rate27.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.1%
$10–15k12.9%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k12.4%
$30–35k6.2%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k11.2%
$50–60k23.2%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k3.7%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k9.5%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed310
Mean adjusted gross income$71,090
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k29.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$882
Owner-occupied80.9%
Vacant homes35.6%
Median year built2000

What the homes are

Detached house53.2%
2 to 4 units7.5%
Mobile home32.1%
Boat, RV or van7.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher27%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
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.

Obesity30.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.2% 1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.2% 10.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13% 3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.2% 7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.9% 2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.8% 5.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.9% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed25
Annual payroll$701,000
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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 99.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.7 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.

Landslide99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding85.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather48Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning30.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail30Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche26.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind18.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.3Very 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$46,620$96,334$78,538
Income per person$35,048$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate27.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$882$1,956$1,348
Homeownership80.9%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home0%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0%26.7%13.9%
Median age61.737.638.7
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 stationCAVE JUNCTION 1 WNW, OR US32.3 km away
Rain in a year61 in
Snow in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January48.9°F / 32.5°F11.36 in rain, 2.1 in snow
February54.6°F / 33.3°F8.47 in rain, 1.2 in snow
March60.2°F / 34.4°F8.58 in rain, 1.5 in snow
April66.6°F / 36.7°F4.11 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May75.5°F / 42.3°F2.09 in rain
June83.5°F / 46.5°F0.82 in rain
July94.2°F / 51.9°F0.25 in rain
August93.8°F / 49.4°F0.28 in rain
September87.1°F / 44.3°F0.83 in rain
October71.9°F / 38.8°F3.49 in rain
November55.2°F / 35.8°F7.96 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December47.3°F / 32.6°F12.95 in rain, 1.9 in snow
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 supermarket100% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

97534 O Brien, OR23.4 km away
95538 Fort Dick, CA26.7 km away
95567 Smith River, CA27.4 km away
95531 Crescent City, CA28.6 km away
97523 Cave Junction, OR30.5 km away
95532 Crescent City, CA34.8 km away
97531 Kerby, OR36.7 km away
96039 Happy Camp, CA38.5 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.

Del Norte County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area141.24 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq mi
Population density3 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9056, -123.8310

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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