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95742 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95742 covers Rancho Cordova, California, with a population of about 16,287 and a median household income of $154,602.

Population
16,287323 per square mile
Median age
37.90.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$154,6021.6× the California median
Poverty rate
3.6%8.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$623,008up 3.6% in five years
Median rent
$2,4811.3× the California median
Degree or higher
51.8%16.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
87.4%22.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
952

Where 95742 is

Rancho Cordova, 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

Population16,287
Median age37.9
Family households85%
Born outside the US25%
Speaks a language other than English at home33.4%
White (non-Hispanic)42.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)27.7%
Hispanic or Latino15.2%
Veterans7.8%
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$154,602
Income per person$54,114
Poverty rate3.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k0.2%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k0.5%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.1%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k1.3%
$60–75k7.1%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k8.6%
$125–150k12.3%
$150–200k21.3%
$200k or more32.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,810
Mean adjusted gross income$124,602
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.5%
Returns, under $25k16.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k33.0%
Returns, $200k or more14.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$616,100
Median gross rent$2,481
Rent as a share of household income33.5%
Owner-occupied87.4%
Vacant homes3.1%
Median year built2008

What the homes are

Detached house94.4%
Attached house0.3%
5 to 19 units1.6%
20 or more units2.3%
Mobile home1.4%
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$623,008as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 3.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 57%
Typical asking rent$2,996as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$712,000$244,313

$277,257 in 2010 to $623,008 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.8%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home27.5%
Drives to work alone58.4%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.4%
Health

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

Obesity24.4% 9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.3% 9.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.9% 10.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67% 7.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.6% 7.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.8% 4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61% 3.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.2% 3.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.2% 9.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.4% 3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.3% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.8% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.4% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments952
People employed15,649
Annual payroll$1,039,848,000
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 53.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss61.7 out of 100
Community resilience43.6 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.

Wildfire94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity45.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail31.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather11.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning3.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind2.4Very 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$154,602$96,334$78,538
Income per person$54,114$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate3.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$616,100$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,481$1,956$1,348
Homeownership87.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%6.4%5.2%
Works from home27.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US25%26.7%13.9%
Median age37.937.638.7
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 stationSACRAMENTO 5 ESE, CA US18.2 km away
Rain in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January56.5°F / 41.1°F3.87 in rain
February62.2°F / 43.7°F3.63 in rain
March67.8°F / 46.7°F2.82 in rain
April73.5°F / 49.3°F1.44 in rain
May81.3°F / 54°F0.86 in rain
June89°F / 58.7°F0.21 in rain
July94.4°F / 61.4°F0 in rain
August93.5°F / 61°F0.02 in rain
September89.3°F / 58.8°F0.15 in rain
October78.9°F / 52.9°F0.93 in rain
November65.3°F / 45.3°F1.78 in rain
December56.4°F / 40.7°F3.49 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District59.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Elk Grove Unified School District40.7% 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 vulnerability20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Walkability9.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95670 Rancho Cordova, CA5.4 km away
95628 Fair Oaks, CA7.5 km away
95741 Rancho Cordova, CA7.6 km away
95655 Mather, CA8 km away
95763 Folsom, CA9.5 km away
95662 Orangevale, CA9.6 km away
95630 Folsom, CA9.7 km away
95609 Carmichael, CA10.2 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.

Sacramento County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area50.44 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density323 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.5981, -121.2153

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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