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95918 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95918 covers Browns Valley, California, with a population of about 1,842.

Population
1,84233 per square mile
Median age
6122.3 points above the US average
Poverty rate
15.1%2.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$569,399down 2% in five years
Degree or higher
20.2%14.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.1%25.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
23

Where 95918 is

Browns Valley, 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

Population1,842
Median age61
Family households59.5%
Born outside the US10.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.4%
White (non-Hispanic)69.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Hispanic or Latino10.7%
Veterans9%
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

Poverty rate15.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k19.8%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k6.6%
$35–40k8.3%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k2.4%
$60–75k4.4%
$75–100k9.8%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k4.3%
$200k or more14.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,000
Mean adjusted gross income$105,137
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10%
Returns, under $25k21.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k28.0%
Returns, $200k or more10.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$572,600
Owner-occupied90.1%
Vacant homes6.9%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house87.1%
Attached house1.8%
Mobile home11.1%
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$569,399as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 47.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$636,821$260,779

$359,485 in 2005 to $569,399 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%
High school diploma or higher90.8%
Works from home15%
Drives to work alone73.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.5%
Health

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

Obesity28.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.1% 7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as 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 year77.1% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.7% 3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 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)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.8% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments23
People employed106
Annual payroll$5,974,000
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 84.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87.2 out of 100
Community resilience28.7 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
Landslide96.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake74.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought65.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity62.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather34.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind11.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche10.5Very 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$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate15.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$572,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership90.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.8%6.4%5.2%
Works from home15%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US10.7%26.7%13.9%
Median age6137.638.7
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 stationDOBBINS 1 S, CA US13.5 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January56.7°F / 34°F7.71 in rain
February59.2°F / 34.9°F7.18 in rain
March63.5°F / 37.8°F7.82 in rain
April68.2°F / 40.4°F3.22 in rain
May76.1°F / 46.5°F2.38 in rain
June85.9°F / 51.9°F0.73 in rain
July93.9°F / 56.8°F0.01 in rain
August93.8°F / 55.2°F0.11 in rain
September89.2°F / 51.2°F0.38 in rain
October78.2°F / 44.5°F2.65 in rain
November64.1°F / 37.6°F5.28 in rain
December56°F / 33.6°F8.86 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 supermarket24% 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%.

Marysville Joint Unified School District99.8% 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95962 Oregon House, CA8.5 km away
95977 Smartsville, CA9.3 km away
95935 Dobbins, CA12.5 km away
95914 Bangor, CA12.9 km away
95946 Penn Valley, CA14.6 km away
95972 Rackerby, CA15.3 km away
95975 Rough And Ready, CA16.8 km away
95919 Brownsville, CA19.2 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.

Yuba County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area55.69 sq mi
Water area1.33 sq mi
Population density33 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.2882, -121.3303

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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