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95981 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95981 covers Strawberry Valley, California.

Median age
69.530.8 points above the US average
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$275,613down 12.7% in five years
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time

Where 95981 is

Strawberry 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

Median age69.5
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
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

Poverty rate0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes89%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house96.5%
Mobile home3.5%
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$275,613as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 7.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 12.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 31.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$329,518$141,845

$182,773 in 2008 to $275,613 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone0%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity33.4% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.2% 5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.8% 10.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.9% 9.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.6% 5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62% 0.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.8% 10.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.3% 1.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.4% 7.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.6% 8.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.2% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.5% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 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 96.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss91.9 out of 100
Community resilience51.4 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.

Wildfire99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity80Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought54.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail31.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche25.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind14Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13.6Very 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 rate0%12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.4%5.2%
Works from home0%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0%26.7%13.9%
Median age69.537.638.7
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 stationSTRAWBERRY VALLEY, CA US14.8 km away
Rain in a year83 in
Snow in a year82 in

Average high and low by month

January51°F / 30.3°F14.69 in rain, 17.7 in snow
February51.4°F / 30.4°F13.71 in rain, 19.4 in snow
March54.4°F / 32.3°F12.83 in rain, 17.1 in snow
April59.1°F / 35.2°F6.39 in rain, 8.1 in snow
May67.7°F / 41.7°F4 in rain, 0.6 in snow
June76.6°F / 47.8°F1.23 in rain
July84.5°F / 52.6°F0.02 in rain
August84.6°F / 51.4°F0.2 in rain
September80.3°F / 47.9°F0.5 in rain
October70°F / 40.9°F4.1 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November57.3°F / 34.1°F8.6 in rain, 3.5 in snow
December50.1°F / 30.1°F16.25 in rain, 15.1 in snow
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%.

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

Plumas Unified School District76.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Marysville Joint Unified School District23.8% 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 vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95930 Clipper Mills, CA19.7 km away
95940 Feather Falls, CA20.3 km away
95944 Goodyears Bar, CA21.4 km away
95936 Downieville, CA22.3 km away
95941 Forbestown, CA25 km away
95922 Camptonville, CA26.2 km away
95956 Meadow Valley, CA27 km away
95925 Challenge, CA27.4 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 County76.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Yuba County23.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area53.09 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6870, -121.0450

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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