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95685 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95685 covers Sutter Creek, California, with a population of about 4,611 and a median household income of $64,506.

Population
4,611115 per square mile
Median age
57.518.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,50633% below the California median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$474,976down 2.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,32332% below the California median
Degree or higher
28.6%6.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
67.2%2.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
124

Where 95685 is

Sutter Creek, 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

Population4,611
Median age57.5
Family households55.4%
Born outside the US3.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.4%
White (non-Hispanic)80.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino11.1%
Veterans11.4%
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

Median household income$64,506
Income per person$42,783
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k2.8%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k0.3%
$40–45k6.9%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k10.1%
$60–75k23.7%
$75–100k16.6%
$100–125k4.3%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k6.4%
$200k or more6.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,170
Mean adjusted gross income$91,753
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.2%
Returns, under $25k21.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.6%
Returns, $200k or more9.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$546,800
Median gross rent$1,323
Rent as a share of household income25.5%
Owner-occupied67.2%
Vacant homes11%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house80.2%
Attached house3.8%
2 to 4 units3%
5 to 19 units4.3%
20 or more units7%
Mobile home1.7%
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$474,976as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 2.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 40.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$531,004$219,803

$352,617 in 2005 to $474,976 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%
High school diploma or higher98.9%
Works from home23.8%
Drives to work alone67.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.7%
Health

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

Obesity29% 4.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.1% 5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.3% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78% 3.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.3% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33% 2.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.8% 2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments124
People employed719
Annual payroll$28,234,000
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 94.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss95 out of 100
Community resilience28.3 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.

Wildfire99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche87.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought79.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity58.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail26.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind17.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado6.4Very 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$64,506$96,334$78,538
Income per person$42,783$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$546,800$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,323$1,956$1,348
Homeownership67.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate8.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home23.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US3.1%26.7%13.9%
Median age57.537.638.7
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 stationSUTTER HILL CDF, CA US4.5 km away
Rain in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January54.8°F / 39.2°F6.06 in rain
February58°F / 41.5°F5.66 in rain
March62°F / 42.1°F4.9 in rain
April66.7°F / 45°F2.78 in rain
May75°F / 50.9°F1.69 in rain
June86°F / 56.9°F0.38 in rain
July93.4°F / 62.6°F0.02 in rain
August91.9°F / 61.9°F0.04 in rain
September86.7°F / 59.5°F0.26 in rain
October76.5°F / 52.9°F1.71 in rain
November63.3°F / 44.1°F3.12 in rain
December55°F / 38.8°F5.4 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 supermarket23% 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%.

Amador 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability6.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95601 Amador City, CA2.4 km away
95699 Drytown, CA5.7 km away
95654 Martell, CA7.5 km away
95642 Jackson, CA7.7 km away
95669 Plymouth, CA11.2 km away
95665 Pine Grove, CA12.3 km away
95675 River Pines, CA15 km away
95629 Fiddletown, CA15.7 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.

Amador County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.98 sq mi
Population density115 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.4175, -120.7951

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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