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96001 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 96001 covers Redding, California, with a population of about 34,109 and a median household income of $70,594.

Population
34,109471 per square mile
Median age
40.92.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$70,59427% below the California median
Poverty rate
13.8%1.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$389,639up 9.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,23837% below the California median
Degree or higher
28.3%6.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
60.4%4.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,335

Where 96001 is

Redding, 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

Population34,109
Median age40.9
Family households62.6%
Born outside the US3.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.7%
White (non-Hispanic)78.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2%
Hispanic or Latino10.2%
Veterans8.7%
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$70,594
Income per person$40,162
Poverty rate13.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.9%
$10–15k4.9%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k5.7%
$150–200k8.5%
$200k or more11.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,490
Mean adjusted gross income$82,677
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.2%
Returns, under $25k27.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.2%
Returns, $200k or more7.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$385,900
Median gross rent$1,238
Rent as a share of household income34.8%
Owner-occupied60.4%
Vacant homes9.5%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house74.7%
Attached house3.3%
2 to 4 units8.7%
5 to 19 units6.2%
20 or more units4.8%
Mobile home1.8%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
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$389,639as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 9.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.4%
Typical asking rent$1,533as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$400,120$133,573

$133,573 in 2000 to $389,639 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,533$1,308

$1,308 in 2022 to $1,533 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%
High school diploma or higher93.1%
Works from home8.4%
Drives to work alone77.1%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.5%
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 diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.4% 4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74% 2.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.6% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.5% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.9% 3.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.7% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.6% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.6% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10% 3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,335
People employed12,894
Annual payroll$711,960,000
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 79.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss76.8 out of 100
Community resilience37.1 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.

Wildfire96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity83.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather50Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave45.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning36.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche28.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail21.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado7.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0Relatively 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$70,594$96,334$78,538
Income per person$40,162$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate13.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$385,900$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,238$1,956$1,348
Homeownership60.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home8.4%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US3.4%26.7%13.9%
Median age40.937.638.7
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 stationREDDING MUNI AP, CA US10.7 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January57.2°F / 37.7°F6.04 in rain, 1.1 in snow
February61°F / 40.1°F5.48 in rain, 0.8 in snow
March65.7°F / 43.2°F4.62 in rain
April71.8°F / 47°F2.41 in rain
May82°F / 54.3°F1.81 in rain
June91.9°F / 62.4°F0.75 in rain
July99.9°F / 67°F0.07 in rain
August98.1°F / 63.9°F0.13 in rain
September92.3°F / 58.2°F0.45 in rain
October79.4°F / 50.2°F1.92 in rain
November64.4°F / 41.5°F3.53 in rain
December56°F / 37.2°F6.31 in rain, 0.7 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Shasta Union High School District49.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Shasta Union Elementary School District18.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Grant Elementary School District15.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Redding Elementary School District15.1% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

96002 Redding, CA6.7 km away
96003 Redding, CA9 km away
96087 Shasta, CA9.1 km away
96089 Shasta Lake, CA10.9 km away
96007 Anderson, CA13.5 km away
96073 Palo Cedro, CA14.6 km away
96095 Whiskeytown, CA15.2 km away
96079 Shasta Lake, CA15.4 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.

Shasta County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area72.41 sq mi
Water area1.54 sq mi
Population density471 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5605, -122.4116

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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