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96044 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 96044 covers Hornbrook, California, with a population of about 1,181 and a median household income of $55,750.

Population
1,1815 per square mile
Median age
45.87.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$55,75042% below the California median
Poverty rate
17.6%5.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$241,636up 5.1% in five years
Median rent
$94152% below the California median
Degree or higher
14.1%20.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.8%10.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 96044 is

Hornbrook, 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

Population1,181
Median age45.8
Family households55.9%
Born outside the US7.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.7%
White (non-Hispanic)67.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino10.5%
Veterans8.3%
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$55,750
Income per person$27,652
Poverty rate17.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.2%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k6.8%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k8.2%
$30–35k8.0%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k5.0%
$50–60k10.8%
$60–75k14.8%
$75–100k9.8%
$100–125k9.6%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k3.0%
$200k or more2.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed390
Mean adjusted gross income$52,564
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$210,700
Median gross rent$941
Owner-occupied75.8%
Vacant homes22.5%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house68.6%
Mobile home31.4%
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$241,636as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$250,294$96,198

$125,035 in 2005 to $241,636 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate16.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%
High school diploma or higher90.4%
Works from home4.2%
Drives to work alone83.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9%
Health

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

Obesity32.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.4% 1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.8% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76% 0.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63% 1.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.3% 1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.5% 7.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.6% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.5% 5.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.8% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.5% 3.4 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 disability20.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.9% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed60
Annual payroll$2,647,000
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 98.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss97.8 out of 100
Community resilience35.1 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.

River flooding99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity98.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche77.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail39.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind17.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave15.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought15Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.9Very 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$55,750$96,334$78,538
Income per person$27,652$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate17.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$210,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$941$1,956$1,348
Homeownership75.8%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate16.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home4.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US7.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age45.837.638.7
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 stationMONTAGUE SISKIYOU CO AP, CA US14.8 km away
Rain in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January47.2°F / 26.2°F1.43 in rain
February52.5°F / 27.1°F1.41 in rain
March58.2°F / 30.6°F1.25 in rain
April63.7°F / 34.1°F1.07 in rain
May73.7°F / 40.7°F1.05 in rain
June82.8°F / 47°F0.56 in rain
July93.4°F / 54.5°F0.16 in rain
August92.2°F / 52.6°F0.34 in rain
September84.4°F / 45.4°F0.27 in rain
October69.6°F / 36°F0.86 in rain
November54.2°F / 29.6°F1.34 in rain
December45.7°F / 25.9°F2.25 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 supermarket100% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Yreka Union High School District49.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Hornbrook Elementary School District45.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Yreka Union Elementary School District1.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Willow Creek Elementary School District1.2% 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 vulnerability81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Walkability7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

96064 Montague, CA21 km away
96097 Yreka, CA22.8 km away
96050 Klamath River, CA24.8 km away
96038 Grenada, CA32.8 km away
97520 Ashland, OR34.1 km away
96085 Scott Bar, CA41.1 km away
97540 Talent, OR42.4 km away
96032 Fort Jones, CA43.8 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.

Siskiyou County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area220.61 sq mi
Water area2.04 sq mi
Population density5 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9077, -122.5265

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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