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95820 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95820 covers Sacramento, California, with a population of about 35,359 and a median household income of $69,905.

Population
35,3596,713 per square mile
Median age
36.22.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$69,90527% below the California median
Poverty rate
17.2%4.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$404,452up 2.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,64616% below the California median
Degree or higher
27.5%7.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
57.3%7.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
483

Where 95820 is

Sacramento, 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

Population35,359
Median age36.2
Family households56.7%
Born outside the US18.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home34.7%
White (non-Hispanic)30.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)10.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10.5%
Hispanic or Latino40.7%
Veterans5.3%
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$69,905
Income per person$36,287
Poverty rate17.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k8.0%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k12.0%
$75–100k15.0%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k5.5%
$150–200k8.3%
$200k or more7.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed15,870
Mean adjusted gross income$60,493
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.4%
Returns, under $25k26.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.5%
Returns, $200k or more2.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$394,300
Median gross rent$1,646
Rent as a share of household income33.4%
Owner-occupied57.3%
Vacant homes4%
Median year built1956

What the homes are

Detached house85.1%
Attached house5.1%
2 to 4 units3.7%
5 to 19 units4.5%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home0.3%
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$404,452as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 2.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.1%
Typical asking rent$2,189as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 23.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$442,493$92,036

$92,036 in 2000 to $404,452 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$2,189$1,329

$1,329 in 2018 to $2,189 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%
High school diploma or higher81.5%
Works from home15.9%
Drives to work alone67.7%
Takes public transport1.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.6%
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 diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.3% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.9% 4.2 pts below 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)12.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69% 5.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.2% 8.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.6% 4.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.1% 5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity18.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40.4% 6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments483
People employed6,345
Annual payroll$414,492,000
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 8.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss7.4 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.

Earthquake80.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity59.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail12.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather11.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide11.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado10.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire8.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding7.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning5.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind1.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.2Relatively 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$69,905$96,334$78,538
Income per person$36,287$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate17.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$394,300$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,646$1,956$1,348
Homeownership57.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home15.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US18.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age36.237.638.7
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 US3.4 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket13% 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%.

Sacramento City 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 vulnerability67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability13.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95824 Sacramento, CA1.9 km away
95817 Sacramento, CA2 km away
95819 Sacramento, CA3.8 km away
95816 Sacramento, CA4.7 km away
95818 Sacramento, CA4.8 km away
95822 Sacramento, CA5.1 km away
95811 Sacramento, CA5.9 km away
95823 Sacramento, CA6.1 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 area5.27 sq mi
Population density6,713 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.5347, -121.4451

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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