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Alta, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alta, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 983. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALTA-CA · Alta, CA 1 ZIPs · 983 pop · #4760/25278 · Placer County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $98,125
  • RANK-TOP #4760/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Foresthill
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 983
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $503,600

Nearest income peer: Foresthill, CA (+ $6,277 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Alta

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alta on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alta, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 19%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
983
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$98,125
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $98,125 and home value $503,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 34.9%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within California, Sylmar is the closest lower-income city and San Miguel the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alta.

Population concentration

Alta's single ZIP 95701 carries the town

Alta is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 95701 is the entire residential footprint (983 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Alta's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 58 employees , annual payroll $10,555k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95701 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Alta, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Placer County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alta. See the Placer County roll-up →

Alta sits in the lower half of Placer County on income: Roseville, Rocklin and Lincoln report more, Auburn, Colfax and Kings Beach report less. Granite Bay marks the far end of that range at $183,305, 87% above Alta.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95701 983 $98,125 15 11
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Alta roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alta, .