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95550 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95550 covers Korbel, California, with a median household income of $101,167.

Median household income
$101,1671.1× the California median
Poverty rate
4.4%8 points below the US average
Median home value
$857,1001.2× the California median
Degree or higher
41.8%6.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
28.9%36.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 95550 is

Korbel, 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

Family households37.8%
Born outside the US2.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.2%
White (non-Hispanic)78.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Veterans0.5%
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$101,167
Income per person$42,671
Poverty rate4.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance41.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k7.8%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k7.8%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k58.9%
$125–150k1.1%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more5.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$857,100
Owner-occupied28.9%
Vacant homes21.7%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house94.8%
Mobile home5.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%
High school diploma or higher89.4%
Works from home6.1%
Drives to work alone85.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.8%
Health

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

Obesity30.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.2% 6.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83% 2.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.7% 1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.8% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed223
Annual payroll$20,368,000
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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 83.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.5 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.

Landslide99.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake93Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche31.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning18.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather17.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind7.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3Very 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$101,167$96,334$78,538
Income per person$42,671$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate4.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$857,100$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership28.9%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.4%5.2%
Works from home6.1%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US2.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age37.638.7
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 stationEUREKA WFO WOODLEY ISLAND, CA US26.5 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January55.1°F / 40.8°F6.67 in rain
February55.4°F / 41.3°F5.64 in rain
March56.1°F / 42.4°F5.75 in rain
April57.4°F / 44.2°F3.64 in rain
May59.6°F / 47.7°F1.66 in rain
June61.9°F / 50.1°F0.7 in rain
July63.1°F / 52.4°F0.18 in rain
August64°F / 53°F0.18 in rain
September63.9°F / 50.5°F0.68 in rain
October61.9°F / 46.8°F2.31 in rain
November57.8°F / 43.2°F4.89 in rain
December54.7°F / 40°F8.1 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 3 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
Maple Creek Elementary School District29.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Blue Lake Union Elementary School District20.9% 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95549 Kneeland, CA15.5 km away
95525 Blue Lake, CA18.1 km away
95524 Bayside, CA18.2 km away
95521 Arcata, CA22 km away
95518 Arcata, CA22.4 km away
95563 Salyer, CA24.8 km away
95501 Eureka, CA26.1 km away
95503 Eureka, CA26.2 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 area135.75 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7775, -123.8486

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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