PlainZIP

Loyalton, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Loyalton, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,627. 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 LOYALTON-CA · Loyalton, CA 1 ZIPs · 1,627 pop · #20306/25278 · Sierra County

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

  • INC-MID $54,167
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20306/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Sierra City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,627
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $243,800

Nearest income peer: Sierra City, CA (+ $41,387 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 Loyalton

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

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,627
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,167
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 ($54,167 average) · poverty 7.9%. The primary code (96118) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Loyalton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Loyalton reads through its lone ZIP, 96118

1,627 ACS residents, one ZIP: 96118 is not the leading code inside Loyalton, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Loyalton

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 88 employees , annual payroll $3,020k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96118 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Loyalton, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Sierra County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Loyalton. See the Sierra County roll-up →

Every one of the 2 cities sharing Sierra County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Loyalton, Calpine and Sierra City among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Calpine marks the far end of that range at $205,893, 280% above Loyalton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96118 1,627 $54,167 23 3
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Loyalton 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 Loyalton, .