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96091 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 96091 covers Trinity Center, California, with a population of about 761 and a median household income of $59,432.

Population
7612 per square mile
Median age
67.128.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$59,43238% below the California median
Poverty rate
6%6.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$273,621down 15.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,10943% below the California median
Degree or higher
32.4%2.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
97.3%32.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
20

Where 96091 is

Trinity Center, 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

Population761
Median age67.1
Family households49.8%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.6%
White (non-Hispanic)89.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino0.9%
Veterans13.6%
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$59,432
Income per person$46,473
Poverty rate6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.8%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k9.1%
$35–40k13.4%
$40–45k7.6%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k4.3%
$75–100k17.0%
$100–125k8.2%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k7.9%
$200k or more5.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed210
Mean adjusted gross income$74,676
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$341,400
Median gross rent$1,109
Rent as a share of household income35.5%
Owner-occupied97.3%
Vacant homes61%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house90.3%
Attached house0.7%
20 or more units0.8%
Mobile home6.9%
Boat, RV or van1.3%
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$273,621as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 15.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 13.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$337,091$170,632

$238,328 in 2007 to $273,621 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%
High school diploma or higher96.5%
Works from home36.4%
Drives to work alone53.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27%
Health

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

Obesity33.3% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.2% 3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47% 12.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.7% 13.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81% 6.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.8% 5.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.8% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD12% 5.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.4% 8.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.1% 3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.6% 9.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.2% 4.2 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)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.7% 8.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.6% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6% 2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments20
People employed76
Annual payroll$2,061,000
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 98.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.2 out of 100
Community resilience28.9 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
Landslide99.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake85.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity82.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche40.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail36.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado9.7Very 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$59,432$96,334$78,538
Income per person$46,473$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6%12%12.4%
Median home value$341,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,109$1,956$1,348
Homeownership97.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home36.4%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age67.137.638.7
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 stationCALLAHAN, CA US31.9 km away
Rain in a year21 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January47.6°F / 27.7°F3.48 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February52.7°F / 29.7°F2.8 in rain
March58.7°F / 32.1°F2.38 in rain, 1.1 in snow
April64.5°F / 35.1°F1.37 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May73°F / 40.3°F1.55 in rain
June81.1°F / 44.9°F0.69 in rain
July90°F / 50.7°F0.47 in rain
August89°F / 49°F0.29 in rain
September82.6°F / 43.3°F0.38 in rain
October69.5°F / 36.4°F1.34 in rain
November54.1°F / 31.4°F2.27 in rain, 1.1 in snow
December46°F / 27.6°F3.75 in rain, 1.5 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Trinity Alps Unified School District (9-12)46% of this ZIP code's land area
Coffee Creek Elementary School District26.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Trinity Center Elementary School District19.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Trinity Alps Unified School District8.1% 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

96051 Lakehead, CA31.2 km away
96017 Castella, CA34.6 km away
96014 Callahan, CA35.9 km away
96052 Lewiston, CA36.5 km away
96033 French Gulch, CA40.7 km away
96093 Weaverville, CA40.7 km away
96025 Dunsmuir, CA41.3 km away
96067 Mount Shasta, CA43.9 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.

Trinity County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area425.46 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0615, -122.7239

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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