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Chester, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chester, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,416. 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 CHESTER-CA · Chester, CA 1 ZIPs · 2,416 pop · #21617/25278 · Plumas County

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

  • INC-MID $50,489
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21617/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Beckwourth
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,416
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $350,200

Nearest income peer: Beckwourth, CA (+ $1,892 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 Chester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chester 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, Chester, 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.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,416
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,489
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 ($50,489 average) · poverty 12.2%. The primary code (96020) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chester as a pure owner town.

Within California, Jacumba is the closest lower-income city and Junction City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chester.

Population concentration

Chester reads through its lone ZIP, 96020

2,416 ACS residents, one ZIP: 96020 is not the leading code inside Chester, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Chester's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 103 establishments, 652 employees , annual payroll $37,371k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96020 (103 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (22) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Chester, CA

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

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Plumas County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Chester, Quincy, Portola and Greenville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Chilcoot marks the far end of that range at $122,750, 143% above Chester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96020 2,416 $50,489 103 23
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Chester 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 Chester, .