PlainZIP

Beckwourth, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Beckwourth, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 261. 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 BECKWOURTH-CA · Beckwourth, CA 1 ZIPs · 261 pop · #20953/25278 · Plumas County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $52,381
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20953/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Portola
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 261
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $338,600

Nearest income peer: Portola, CA (+ $1,824 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 Beckwourth

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Beckwourth 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, Beckwourth, CA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
261
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,381
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,381 average) · poverty 0.0%. The primary code (96129) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Beckwourth as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Beckwourth's single ZIP 96129 carries the town

Beckwourth is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 96129 is the entire residential footprint (261 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Beckwourth's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 113 employees , annual payroll $11,264k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96129 (10 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Beckwourth, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Plumas County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Beckwourth. See the Plumas County roll-up →

Beckwourth sits in the lower half of Plumas County on income: Quincy, Portola and Greenville report more, and only Chester reports less. Chilcoot marks the far end of that range at $122,750, 134% above Beckwourth.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96129 261 $52,381 10 1
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Beckwourth 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 Beckwourth, .