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96008 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 96008 covers Bella Vista, California, with a population of about 1,086 and a median household income of $94,044.

Population
1,08618 per square mile
Median age
50.411.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$94,044about the California median
Poverty rate
9.8%2.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$438,844down 4.2% in five years
Degree or higher
25%10 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.5%20.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 96008 is

Bella Vista, 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

Population1,086
Median age50.4
Family households58.1%
Born outside the US9.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.3%
White (non-Hispanic)87.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino8.7%
Veterans5%
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$94,044
Income per person$44,708
Poverty rate9.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.0%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k5.2%
$35–40k7.0%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.9%
$60–75k11.2%
$75–100k16.4%
$100–125k24.1%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k6.6%
$200k or more11.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed700
Mean adjusted gross income$91,867
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.6%
Returns, under $25k22.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.4%
Returns, $200k or more8.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$343,300
Owner-occupied85.5%
Vacant homes2.7%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house80%
Mobile home20%
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$438,844as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 4.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 26.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$485,032$348,148

$348,148 in 2016 to $438,844 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher25%
High school diploma or higher92.7%
Works from home11.9%
Drives to work alone63.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.5%
Health

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

Obesity30.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.3% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 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)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.2% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.7% 3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.9% 2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.7% 2.3 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 establishments18
People employed74
Annual payroll$4,759,000
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 96.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss95.9 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.

Wildfire99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity96.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding93Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought72.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche30.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind11.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado7.5Very 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$94,044$96,334$78,538
Income per person$44,708$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate9.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$343,300$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership85.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%6.4%5.2%
Works from home11.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US9.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age50.437.638.7
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 US29.1 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 supermarket96% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Shasta Union High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Bella Vista Elementary School District32.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Mountain Union Elementary School District17.9% 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 vulnerability76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

96069 Oak Run, CA6.6 km away
96070 Obrien, CA10.3 km away
96084 Round Mountain, CA12.5 km away
96096 Whitmore, CA19.2 km away
96062 Millville, CA19.8 km away
96049 Redding, CA20.4 km away
96065 Montgomery Creek, CA22.8 km away
96079 Shasta Lake, CA22.9 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 area61.81 sq mi
Water area2.04 sq mi
Population density18 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7409, -122.0725

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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