Postal Codes

95558 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95558 covers Petrolia, California, with a population of about 244.

Population
2441 per square mile
Median age
62.623.9 points above the US average
Poverty rate
29.5%17.1 points above the US average
Degree or higher
24.8%10.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.5%8.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 95558 is

Petrolia, 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

Population244
Median age62.6
Family households43.9%
Born outside the US8.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.3%
White (non-Hispanic)77%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.8%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans2.4%
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

Income per person$31,394
Poverty rate29.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k14.4%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k12.1%
$25–30k6.1%
$30–35k4.5%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k5.3%
$50–60k3.0%
$60–75k13.6%
$75–100k19.7%
$100–125k2.3%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k3.8%
$200k or more2.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed150
Mean adjusted gross income$35,827
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k46.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k26.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied73.5%
Vacant homes31.6%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house86.5%
5 to 19 units3.1%
Mobile home10.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%
High school diploma or higher96.1%
Works from home26.3%
Drives to work alone51.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31.5%
Health

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

Obesity32.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37% 2.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.7% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17% 3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.7% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed43
Annual payroll$1,594,000
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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 99.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.1 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.

Landslide99.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami96.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding89.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche32.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail30.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather18.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning17.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave12.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind7.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.6Very 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$96,334$78,538
Income per person$31,394$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate29.5%12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership73.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home26.3%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US8.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age62.637.638.7
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 stationSCOTIA, CA US24.2 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January56.6°F / 42.6°F8.59 in rain
February57.8°F / 42.7°F7.83 in rain
March59.2°F / 43.5°F6.93 in rain
April61.6°F / 45.2°F3.89 in rain
May64.4°F / 48.6°F1.91 in rain
June67.2°F / 51.4°F0.57 in rain
July70°F / 53.5°F0.14 in rain
August71.6°F / 54.2°F0.05 in rain
September72.5°F / 51.9°F0.47 in rain
October68.6°F / 48.3°F2.38 in rain
November60.6°F / 44.9°F5.23 in rain
December55.1°F / 41.6°F9.68 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.

Mattole Unified School District97.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Fortuna Union High School District1.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Rio Dell Elementary School District1.3% 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95545 Honeydew, CA12.1 km away
95565 Scotia, CA24.2 km away
95562 Rio Dell, CA25.6 km away
95571 Weott, CA26.2 km away
95536 Ferndale, CA26.7 km away
95569 Redcrest, CA27.7 km away
95547 Hydesville, CA31.5 km away
95528 Carlotta, CA32.5 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.

Humboldt County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area168.45 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.2868, -124.2271

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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