Auburn, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Auburn, CA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 45,428. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet AUBURN-CA · Auburn, CA 3 ZIPs · 45,428 pop · #6056/25278 · Placer County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $91,412
  • RANK-UPPER #6056/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Colfax
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 50% owners
  • POP-SMALL 45,428
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 95603→95602
  • HOME-HIGH $669,500

Nearest income peer: Colfax, CA ( $3,573 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 Auburn

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Auburn 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, Auburn, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
45,428
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,412
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 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $91,412 and home value $669,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 55.7%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (49.9%) for this income tier, rent $1,715 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Brookdale is the closest lower-income city and Rodeo the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Auburn.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Auburn differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Auburn: $85,357 in ZIP 95603 to $97,466 in 95602. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

95603 to 95602

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

95603 to 95602

Poverty-rate spread
4.4 points

95602 to 95603

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 95603 skews compact Auburn

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 95603 covers about 61% of Auburn's 45,428 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Auburn

Citywide ZBP: 1,640 establishments, 17,604 employees , annual payroll $966,694k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95603 (1,200 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (223) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Auburn, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Placer County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Auburn. See the Placer County roll-up →

Auburn sits in the lower half of Placer County on income: Roseville, Rocklin and Lincoln report more, Colfax and Kings Beach report less. Granite Bay marks the far end of that range at $183,305, 101% above Auburn.

Side-by-side: Compare 95603 vs 95602 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95603 27,844 $85,357 1,200 275
95602 17,509 $97,466 423 137
95604 75 n/a 17 72

Auburn 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 Auburn, .