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96002 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 96002 covers Redding, California, with a population of about 34,023 and a median household income of $74,230.

Population
34,0231,113 per square mile
Median age
38.5about the US average
Median household income
$74,23023% below the California median
Poverty rate
10.4%2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$384,296up 7.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,28135% below the California median
Degree or higher
22.3%12.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
61.5%3.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,132

Where 96002 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

Population34,023
Median age38.5
Family households63.1%
Born outside the US5.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home9%
White (non-Hispanic)71.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.9%
Hispanic or Latino13.3%
Veterans8.8%
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$74,230
Income per person$37,592
Poverty rate10.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k5.9%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k8.9%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k8.1%
$200k or more10.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,580
Mean adjusted gross income$68,753
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k28.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.0%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$347,500
Median gross rent$1,281
Rent as a share of household income30.8%
Owner-occupied61.5%
Vacant homes5.5%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house69.1%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units12.2%
5 to 19 units4.9%
20 or more units4%
Mobile home7.2%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$384,296as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.6%
Typical asking rent$1,642as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$397,881$119,759

$119,759 in 2000 to $384,296 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,642$1,404

$1,404 in 2022 to $1,642 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%
High school diploma or higher93.3%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone77.6%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.6%
Health

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

Obesity28.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.6% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.1% 1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.4% 3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75% 0.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19% 2.2 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 disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,132
People employed14,427
Annual payroll$705,717,000
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 80% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss80.9 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.

Wildfire91.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding90.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity84.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide28.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought27.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail23.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado10.3Very 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$74,230$96,334$78,538
Income per person$37,592$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate10.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$347,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,281$1,956$1,348
Homeownership61.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home8.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US5.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age38.537.638.7
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 stationREDDING MUNI AP, CA US4.6 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 supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Anderson Union High School District26.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Pacheco Union Elementary School District26.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Shasta Union High School District23.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Enterprise Elementary School District14.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Junction Elementary School District8.4% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability8.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

96001 Redding, CA6.7 km away
96073 Palo Cedro, CA8.5 km away
96003 Redding, CA9 km away
96007 Anderson, CA10.2 km away
96089 Shasta Lake, CA14.5 km away
96079 Shasta Lake, CA15.3 km away
96087 Shasta, CA15.4 km away
96019 Shasta Lake, CA16.7 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 area30.57 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq mi
Population density1,113 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5486, -122.3339

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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