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95938 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95938 covers Durham, California, with a population of about 4,327 and a median household income of $103,229.

Population
4,32763 per square mile
Median age
46.57.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$103,2291.1× the California median
Poverty rate
5.1%7.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$615,184up 2.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,22837% below the California median
Degree or higher
40.2%5.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
68.3%3.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
90

Where 95938 is

Durham, 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

Population4,327
Median age46.5
Family households80.2%
Born outside the US9.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.3%
White (non-Hispanic)68.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5%
Hispanic or Latino17.1%
Veterans12%
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$103,229
Income per person$47,618
Poverty rate5.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k6.1%
$75–100k10.9%
$100–125k8.1%
$125–150k9.9%
$150–200k19.1%
$200k or more14.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,920
Mean adjusted gross income$121,030
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.5%
Returns, under $25k21.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.4%
Returns, $200k or more12.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$532,000
Median gross rent$1,228
Rent as a share of household income22.5%
Owner-occupied68.3%
Vacant homes2%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house78%
Attached house3%
2 to 4 units2.7%
5 to 19 units4.6%
Mobile home11.6%
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$615,184as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 2.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 59.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$654,540$192,592

$192,592 in 2001 to $615,184 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%
High school diploma or higher95.2%
Works from home6.9%
Drives to work alone67.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.7%
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 diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.8% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11% 6.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30% 6.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments90
People employed702
Annual payroll$38,810,000
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 99.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss98.7 out of 100
Community resilience48.3 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.

Drought99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake96.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity85.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning56.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado29.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather18.5Relatively 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$103,229$96,334$78,538
Income per person$47,618$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate5.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$532,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,228$1,956$1,348
Homeownership68.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home6.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US9.4%26.7%13.9%
Median age46.537.638.7
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 stationCHICO UNIV FARM, CA US7 km away
Rain in a year27 in

Average high and low by month

January56.1°F / 36.2°F5.12 in rain
February62.2°F / 38.3°F5.14 in rain
March66.7°F / 41.6°F3.63 in rain
April72.8°F / 45.3°F1.95 in rain
May81.3°F / 52.2°F1.35 in rain
June89.3°F / 57.4°F0.64 in rain
July95.2°F / 61°F0.03 in rain
August94.3°F / 59°F0.1 in rain
September90.9°F / 54.9°F0.25 in rain
October79.7°F / 47.4°F1.73 in rain
November65°F / 39.8°F2.41 in rain
December56.6°F / 36.3°F5.04 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 supermarket2% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Durham Unified School District98.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Chico Unified School District1.8% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95958 Nelson, CA9.2 km away
95928 Chico, CA10.1 km away
95929 Chico, CA11.7 km away
95976 Chico, CA11.9 km away
95926 Chico, CA13.4 km away
95967 Paradise, CA14.7 km away
95974 Richvale, CA15.6 km away
95965 Oroville, CA18.5 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.

Butte County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area68.15 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density63 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6330, -121.7886

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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