PlainZIP

Independence, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Independence, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 719. 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 INDEPENDENCE-CA · Independence, CA 1 ZIPs · 719 pop · #12000/25278 · Inyo County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $72,950
  • RANK-MID #12000/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Olancha
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 719
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $295,900

Nearest income peer: Olancha, CA (+ $1,008 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 Independence

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Independence 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, Independence, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
719
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,950
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 93526 (719 residents). Household income $72,950 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Independence as a pure owner town.

Within California, Redding is the closest lower-income city and Fort Jones the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Independence.

Population concentration

Independence's single ZIP 93526 carries the town

Independence is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 93526 is the entire residential footprint (719 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Independence

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 11 employees , annual payroll $219k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93526 (5 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Independence, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Inyo County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Independence. See the Inyo County roll-up →

Independence lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Inyo County: Bishop and Death Valley earn more and Lone Pine and Big Pine earn less. Lone Pine marks the far end of that range at $43,529, 40% below Independence.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93526 719 $72,950 5 2
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