PlainZIP

Kernville, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kernville, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,490. 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 KERNVILLE-CA · Kernville, CA 1 ZIPs · 1,490 pop · #21789/25278 · Kern County

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

  • INC-MID $49,950
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21789/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arvin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,490
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $408,500

Nearest income peer: Arvin, CA ( $733 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 Kernville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kernville 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, Kernville, 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
1,490
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,950
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($49,950 average) · poverty 2.2%. The primary code (93238) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kernville as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Kernville reads through its lone ZIP, 93238

1,490 ACS residents, one ZIP: 93238 is not the leading code inside Kernville, 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 Kernville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 59 establishments, 454 employees , annual payroll $20,268k (~40 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93238 (59 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (20) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Kernville, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Kern County, which covers 50 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Kernville. See the Kern County roll-up →

Kernville sits in the lower half of Kern County on income: Bakersfield, Delano and Tehachapi report more, and only Lamont reports less. Tehachapi marks the far end of that range at $87,357, 75% above Kernville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93238 1,490 $49,950 59 5
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Kernville 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 Kernville, .