Postal Codes

96141 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 96141 covers Homewood, California, with a population of about 621 and a median household income of $121,875.

Population
62122 per square mile
Median age
53.414.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$121,8751.3× the California median
Poverty rate
6.9%5.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,313,346up 3.4% in five years
Median rent
$2,2781.2× the California median
Degree or higher
71.5%36.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
86.2%21.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
50

Where 96141 is

Homewood, 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

Population621
Median age53.4
Family households76.9%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)97.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino1.1%
Veterans1.5%
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$121,875
Income per person$87,004
Poverty rate6.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k6.9%
$75–100k8.5%
$100–125k19.2%
$125–150k10.0%
$150–200k4.6%
$200k or more33.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,060,300
Median gross rent$2,278
Rent as a share of household income32.8%
Owner-occupied86.2%
Vacant homes82.8%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house94.5%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units1.8%
20 or more units0.5%
Mobile home0.5%
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$1,313,346as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 3.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,510,615$343,671

$343,671 in 2000 to $1,313,346 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher71.5%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home22.2%
Drives to work alone75.2%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.2%
Health

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

Obesity27.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.6% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.8% 9.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.1% 12.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.8% 6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.5% 10.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.9% 7.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.8% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.5% 7.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments50
People employed507
Annual payroll$17,164,000
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 98.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.8 out of 100
Community resilience75.8 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.

Avalanche96Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake80.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather42.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity41.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning20.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind16.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail9.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave1.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.2Very 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$121,875$96,334$78,538
Income per person$87,004$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,060,300$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,278$1,956$1,348
Homeownership86.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher71.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home22.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age53.437.638.7
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 stationTAHOMA, CA US4.3 km away
Rain in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January37.4°F / 22°F6.37 in rain
February38°F / 21.5°F6.9 in rain
March42.9°F / 24.7°F5.52 in rain
April48.7°F / 27.2°F2.78 in rain
May57.8°F / 33.6°F2.02 in rain
June68.6°F / 40.3°F0.84 in rain
July77.1°F / 45.9°F0.49 in rain
August76.3°F / 45.6°F0.35 in rain
September69.4°F / 41.3°F0.6 in rain
October57.7°F / 33.7°F1.99 in rain
November44.5°F / 27°F3.4 in rain
December37.6°F / 21.1°F6.47 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 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%.

Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District100% 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 vulnerability5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Walkability6.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

96142 Tahoma, CA3.6 km away
96146 Olympic Valley, CA10.9 km away
96145 Tahoe City, CA11.6 km away
96140 Carnelian Bay, CA19 km away
89413 Glenbrook, NV20.1 km away
96148 Tahoe Vista, CA21.2 km away
89402 Crystal Bay, NV21.9 km away
96143 Kings Beach, CA22.1 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.

Placer County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area28.87 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq mi
Population density22 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.0786, -120.1734

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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