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95551 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95551 covers Loleta, California, with a population of about 1,870 and a median household income of $73,472.

Population
1,87044 per square mile
Median age
35.63.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$73,47224% below the California median
Poverty rate
7.3%5.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$441,013down 16.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,33832% below the California median
Degree or higher
34.5%0.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
46.3%18.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 95551 is

Loleta, 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

Population1,870
Median age35.6
Family households62.4%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.9%
White (non-Hispanic)68.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino13.5%
Veterans4.7%
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$73,472
Income per person$34,229
Poverty rate7.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k8.8%
$20–25k7.2%
$25–30k5.5%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k3.2%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k16.6%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more8.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed660
Mean adjusted gross income$68,162
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k25.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.2%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$469,800
Median gross rent$1,338
Rent as a share of household income28.2%
Owner-occupied46.3%
Vacant homes12.5%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house78%
Attached house8.9%
2 to 4 units8.9%
5 to 19 units3.2%
Mobile home0.9%
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$441,013as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 16.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 8.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$569,552$383,010

$383,010 in 2015 to $441,013 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.5%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home17%
Drives to work alone57.7%
Takes public transport4.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6%
Health

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

Obesity32.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.3% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.3% 5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.7% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.8% 5.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.9% 4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.8% 2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.4% 1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17% 3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.2% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments18
People employed364
Annual payroll$17,988,000
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 99.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss98.9 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.

Earthquake98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami96Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding94.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought64.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail28Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning20.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather17Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind7.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.8Very 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$73,472$96,334$78,538
Income per person$34,229$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate7.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$469,800$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,338$1,956$1,348
Homeownership46.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home17%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age35.637.638.7
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 US17.6 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 supermarket69% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Fortuna Union High School District31.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Loleta Union Elementary School District27.4% of this ZIP code's land area
South Bay Union Elementary School District18.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Eureka City Unified School District (7-12)18.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Fortuna Elementary School District4% 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 vulnerability83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Household characteristics73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability10.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95537 Fields Landing, CA7.6 km away
95540 Fortuna, CA10.6 km away
95503 Eureka, CA12.5 km away
95536 Ferndale, CA15 km away
95502 Eureka, CA15.9 km away
95534 Cutten, CA15.9 km away
95501 Eureka, CA16.1 km away
95564 Samoa, CA16.3 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 area42.39 sq mi
Water area7.84 sq mi
Population density44 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6589, -124.2251

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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