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95978 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95978 covers Stirling City, California, with a median household income of $56,250.

Median household income
$56,25042% below the California median
Poverty rate
15.1%2.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$157,329down 12.3% in five years
Degree or higher
7.1%27.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
60%5 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time

Where 95978 is

Stirling City, California — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Family households80%
Born outside the US10.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.3%
White (non-Hispanic)89.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino10.2%
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

Median household income$56,250
Income per person$16,129
Poverty rate15.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance100%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k20.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k60.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k20.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied60%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1946

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$157,329as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 12.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201120182026$179,338$45,288

$49,417 in 2011 to $157,329 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.1%
High school diploma or higher88.6%
Health

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

Obesity33.5% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.6% 10.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.6% 8.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.8% 3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.1% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.2% 9.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.2% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.4% 8.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.2% 7.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.4% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.1% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16% 3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.6% 2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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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 81.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss70.3 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.

Wildfire99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity83.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake81.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather60.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning41.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche15.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.2Very 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$56,250$96,334$78,538
Income per person$16,129$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate15.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership60%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate81.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US10.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age37.638.7
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 stationDE SABLA, CA US8.2 km away
Rain in a year66 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January53.1°F / 35°F11.88 in rain
February55.3°F / 34.9°F11.75 in rain
March59.8°F / 37.2°F9.62 in rain
April65.5°F / 40.1°F5.22 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May73.9°F / 46.6°F3.1 in rain
June83.6°F / 52.6°F1.01 in rain
July91.3°F / 58°F0.03 in rain
August90.5°F / 56.9°F0.14 in rain
September85.6°F / 53.2°F0.41 in rain
October73.7°F / 46.2°F3.44 in rain
November59°F / 38.2°F6.41 in rain
December51.4°F / 34.1°F12.97 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%.

Paradise 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 vulnerability83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95954 Magalia, CA4.9 km away
95942 Forest Ranch, CA12.8 km away
95980 Storrie, CA17.5 km away
95969 Paradise, CA18.3 km away
95967 Paradise, CA24 km away
95915 Belden, CA26.1 km away
95916 Berry Creek, CA28.9 km away
95973 Chico, CA31.3 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 area0.04 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9077, -121.5269

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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