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Nevada City, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nevada City, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,838. 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 NEVADA-CITY-CA · Nevada City, CA 1 ZIPs · 17,838 pop · #7270/25278 · Nevada County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $86,524
  • RANK-UPPER #7270/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Penn Valley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,838
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $627,100

Nearest income peer: Penn Valley, CA ( $1,729 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 Nevada City

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

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,838
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,524
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 95959 (17,838 residents). Household income $86,524 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Nevada City as a pure owner town.

Within California, Grover Beach is the closest lower-income city and Carmichael the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Nevada City.

Population concentration

Nevada City's single ZIP 95959 carries the town

Nevada City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 95959 is the entire residential footprint (17,838 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Nevada City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 522 establishments, 3,656 employees , annual payroll $216,706k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95959 (522 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (76) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Nevada City, CA

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

Nevada City sits in the lower half of Nevada County on income: Truckee, Rough And Ready and Smartsville report more, and only Grass Valley reports less. Truckee marks the far end of that range at $131,702, 52% above Nevada City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95959 17,838 $86,524 522 28
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Nevada City 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 Nevada City, .