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95965 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95965 covers Oroville, California, with a population of about 20,854 and a median household income of $53,367.

Population
20,85467 per square mile
Median age
36.42.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$53,36745% below the California median
Poverty rate
20.6%8.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$308,129down 0.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,11243% below the California median
Degree or higher
15.9%19.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
61%4 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
385

Where 95965 is

Oroville, 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

Population20,854
Median age36.4
Family households62.7%
Born outside the US11.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.5%
White (non-Hispanic)50.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)15.7%
Hispanic or Latino20.4%
Veterans5.7%
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$53,367
Income per person$27,176
Poverty rate20.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance27.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.6%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k6.6%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k7.2%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k9.3%
$75–100k10.7%
$100–125k8.0%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k6.2%
$200k or more6.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,720
Mean adjusted gross income$59,936
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k31.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.5%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$295,500
Median gross rent$1,112
Rent as a share of household income32.8%
Owner-occupied61%
Vacant homes8%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house58.1%
Attached house3%
2 to 4 units8.2%
5 to 19 units9.3%
20 or more units3.2%
Mobile home16.3%
Boat, RV or van1.9%
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$308,129as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 0.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.1%
Typical asking rent$1,290as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$336,337$92,304

$92,304 in 2001 to $308,129 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%
High school diploma or higher80.8%
Works from home7.7%
Drives to work alone74.7%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.8%
Health

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

Obesity31.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26% 0.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.8% 9.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.7% 7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25.3% 11 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.7% 7.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.1% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.5% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments385
People employed5,126
Annual payroll$235,075,000
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 73.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.4 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.

Wildfire96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity73.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning35.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather25.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche15.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind14.6Relatively 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$53,367$96,334$78,538
Income per person$27,176$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate20.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$295,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,112$1,956$1,348
Homeownership61%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate7%6.4%5.2%
Works from home7.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US11.8%26.7%13.9%
Median age36.437.638.7
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 US9.9 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 supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket56% 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 8 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Oroville Union High School District39.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Golden Feather Union Elementary School District25.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Biggs Unified School District10.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Thermalito Union School District8.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Durham Unified School District7.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Palermo Union Elementary School District4.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Gridley Unified School District3% of this ZIP code's land area
Oroville City Elementary School District1% 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 vulnerability71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95923 Canyon Dam, CA4.5 km away
95967 Paradise, CA14 km away
95966 Oroville, CA15.9 km away
95969 Paradise, CA16.9 km away
95958 Nelson, CA17.3 km away
95938 Durham, CA18.5 km away
95968 Palermo, CA19 km away
95974 Richvale, 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.

Butte County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area311.42 sq mi
Water area22.98 sq mi
Population density67 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6054, -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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