Postal Codes

95568 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95568 covers Somes Bar, California, with a population of about 201.

Population
2012 per square mile
Median age
35.92.8 points below the US average
Poverty rate
18.3%5.9 points above the US average
Median home value
$280,60060% below the California median
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

Where 95568 is

Somes Bar, 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

Population201
Median age35.9
Family households67.6%
Born outside the US29.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home41.3%
White (non-Hispanic)30.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)29.4%
Hispanic or Latino28.4%
Veterans1.6%
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$43,109
Poverty rate18.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k17.6%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k8.8%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k11.8%
$150–200k41.2%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$280,600
Owner-occupied73.5%
Vacant homes44.3%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house73.8%
Mobile home26.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%
High school diploma or higher98.8%
Works from home22.3%
Drives to work alone15.4%
Takes public transport45.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more65.3%
Health

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

Obesity33.1% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.5% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17% 1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62% 2.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56% 5.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.2% 7.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.4% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above 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 98.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.1 out of 100
Community resilience35.1 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.

Wildfire99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity95.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake85Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche77.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave72.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning31.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind16.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought14Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave13.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.9Very 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$43,109$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate18.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$280,600$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 rate0%6.4%5.2%
Works from home22.3%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US29.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age35.937.638.7
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 stationORLEANS, CA US17 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January49.6°F / 37.3°F9.39 in rain, 0.1 in snow
February54.9°F / 39.1°F6.93 in rain, 1.5 in snow
March61.8°F / 41°F6.38 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April68.3°F / 43.3°F3.97 in rain
May76.7°F / 47.9°F2.25 in rain
June83.1°F / 52.1°F0.89 in rain
July92°F / 56.8°F0.19 in rain
August91°F / 55.7°F0.15 in rain
September85.8°F / 51.5°F0.76 in rain
October70.9°F / 46.4°F3.52 in rain
November55.6°F / 41.9°F6.81 in rain
December47.9°F / 37.1°F10.49 in rain, 1 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 supermarket86% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Junction Elementary School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Siskiyou Union High School District44.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Scott Valley Unified School District (9-12)5.7% 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 vulnerability82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95556 Orleans, CA17 km away
96031 Forks Of Salmon, CA32.2 km away
96027 Etna, CA37.8 km away
96039 Happy Camp, CA39.3 km away
96037 Greenview, CA44.9 km away
95546 Hoopa, CA48.1 km away
96086 Seiad Valley, CA51.5 km away
96032 Fort Jones, CA51.6 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.

Siskiyou County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area97 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.4533, -123.4634

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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