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96003 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 96003 covers Redding, California, with a population of about 44,068 and a median household income of $71,801.

Population
44,068396 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,80125% below the California median
Poverty rate
15%2.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$408,470up 6.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,40228% below the California median
Degree or higher
27.4%7.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
58.7%6.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,021

Where 96003 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

Population44,068
Median age40.6
Family households56.9%
Born outside the US6.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home8%
White (non-Hispanic)76.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.6%
Veterans8.4%
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$71,801
Income per person$38,553
Poverty rate15%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k5.5%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k10.0%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k9.3%
$200k or more8.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed19,410
Mean adjusted gross income$72,132
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.8%
Returns, under $25k27.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.7%
Returns, $200k or more4.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$370,500
Median gross rent$1,402
Rent as a share of household income28.9%
Owner-occupied58.7%
Vacant homes8.8%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house59.1%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units12.4%
5 to 19 units5.1%
20 or more units6%
Mobile home14%
Boat, RV or van0.6%
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$408,470as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 54.5%
Typical asking rent$1,860as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 30.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$429,287$264,437

$264,437 in 2016 to $408,470 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$1,860$1,105

$1,105 in 2017 to $1,860 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%
High school diploma or higher93.6%
Works from home7.6%
Drives to work alone81.3%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.3%
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 diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22% 1.7 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%
Depression24.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.4% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.3% 2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.6% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.1% 3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.2% 3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.8% 2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.8% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,021
People employed15,328
Annual payroll$712,757,000
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 77.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss75.4 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.

Wildfire98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity86.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather51.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning41.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche28.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail23Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought9.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado5.1Very 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$71,801$96,334$78,538
Income per person$38,553$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate15%12%12.4%
Median home value$370,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,402$1,956$1,348
Homeownership58.7%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home7.6%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US6.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age40.637.638.7
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 stationSHASTA DAM, CA US11 km away
Rain in a year63 in

Average high and low by month

January55°F / 40.5°F10.51 in rain
February58.7°F / 41.7°F11.41 in rain
March63.4°F / 43.9°F9.24 in rain
April69.6°F / 47.6°F4.61 in rain
May78.9°F / 55.4°F2.93 in rain
June88.2°F / 63°F1.51 in rain
July97°F / 69°F0.14 in rain
August96°F / 67.7°F0.16 in rain
September90.3°F / 63°F0.52 in rain
October77.6°F / 54.8°F3.43 in rain
November62.4°F / 46°F6.59 in rain
December54.2°F / 40.6°F11.99 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 supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket20% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket14% 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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Gateway Unified School District35.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Shasta Union High School District32.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Bella Vista Elementary School District16.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Columbia Elementary School District11.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Redding Elementary School District2% of this ZIP code's land area
Enterprise Elementary School District1.7% 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 vulnerability63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

96079 Shasta Lake, CA6.7 km away
96089 Shasta Lake, CA7.1 km away
96019 Shasta Lake, CA7.8 km away
96002 Redding, CA9 km away
96001 Redding, CA9 km away
96099 Redding, CA9 km away
96049 Redding, CA9.8 km away
96073 Palo Cedro, CA11.1 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 area111.15 sq mi
Water area6.57 sq mi
Population density396 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6278, -122.3530

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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