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Needles, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Needles, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,321. 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 NEEDLES-CA · Needles, CA 1 ZIPs · 5,321 pop · #23915/25278 · San Bernardino County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $40,068
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23915/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under San Bernardino
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 54% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,321
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $163,900

Nearest income peer: San Bernardino, CA (+ $21,522 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 Needles

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

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,321
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$40,068
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 ($40,068 average) · poverty 28.6%. The primary code (92363) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (54.4%) for this income tier, rent $742 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Planada is the closest lower-income city and Wofford Heights the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Needles.

Population concentration

Needles's single ZIP 92363 carries the town

Needles is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 92363 is the entire residential footprint (5,321 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Needles's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 114 establishments, 1,076 employees , annual payroll $41,085k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92363 (114 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (32) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Needles, CA

These ZIP codes sit in San Bernardino County, which covers 89 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Needles. See the San Bernardino County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing San Bernardino County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Needles, San Bernardino, Fontana and Ontario among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Chino Hills marks the far end of that range at $126,350, 215% above Needles.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
92363 5,321 $40,068 114 10
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Needles 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 Needles, .