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95923 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95923 covers Canyon Dam, California.

Median age
75.336.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$351,990
Degree or higher
16.7%18.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 95923 is

Canyon Dam, 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

Median age75.3
Family households42.1%
Born outside the US3.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)91.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Hispanic or Latino5%
Veterans0%
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$58,443
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k10.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k47.4%
$60–75k21.1%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k21.1%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes84.7%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$351,990as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$362,011$337,446

$362,011 in 2022 to $351,990 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%
High school diploma or higher100%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed7
Annual payroll$1,719,000
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 96.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss91.4 out of 100
Community resilience58.5 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.

Wildfire99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity87.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail44.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche29.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind16.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$58,443$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate0%12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership100%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%5.2%
Works from home15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US3.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age75.337.638.7
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 stationOROVILLE, CA US5.5 km away
Rain in a year31 in

Average high and low by month

January57.7°F / 39.7°F5.79 in rain
February62.2°F / 42.4°F5.62 in rain
March67.5°F / 45.6°F4.71 in rain
April73.5°F / 48.3°F2.23 in rain
May82.3°F / 54°F1.43 in rain
June91.1°F / 59.2°F0.59 in rain
July96.8°F / 63°F0.01 in rain
August95.5°F / 61.1°F0.13 in rain
September89.6°F / 57.1°F0.37 in rain
October79.2°F / 51.1°F1.33 in rain
November65.7°F / 44.6°F2.85 in rain
December57.5°F / 39.9°F5.5 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 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%.

Plumas 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95965 Oroville, CA4.5 km away
95966 Oroville, CA12.4 km away
95968 Palermo, CA14.5 km away
95958 Nelson, CA16.3 km away
95974 Richvale, CA16.7 km away
95967 Paradise, CA18.1 km away
95938 Durham, CA19.8 km away
95917 Biggs, CA20.6 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.

Plumas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.16 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.5645, -121.5751

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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