PlainZIP

Oroville, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oroville, CA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 51,027. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet OROVILLE-CA · Oroville, CA 2 ZIPs · 51,027 pop · #18130/25278 · Butte County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $59,392
  • RANK-LOWER #18130/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gridley
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-SMALL 51,027
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 95965→95966
  • HOME-MID $320,800

Nearest income peer: Gridley, CA (+ $902 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 Oroville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Oroville 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, Oroville, CA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
51,027
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,392
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,392 and poverty 20.3% concentrate in 95966.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Oroville as a pure owner town.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Oroville differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Oroville: $53,198 in ZIP 95965 to $65,586 in 95966. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

95965 to 95966

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

95965 to 95966

Poverty-rate spread
8.2 points

95966 to 95965

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 95966 skews compact Oroville

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 95966 covers about 60% of Oroville's 51,027 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Oroville

Citywide ZBP: 774 establishments, 11,471 employees , annual payroll $576,433k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95966 (389 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (134) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Oroville, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Butte County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Oroville. See the Butte County roll-up →

Oroville sits in the lower half of Butte County on income: Chico, Paradise and Magalia report more, Berry Creek and Palermo report less. Forest Ranch marks the far end of that range at $116,400, 96% above Oroville.

Side-by-side: Compare 95966 vs 95965 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95966 30,643 $65,586 389 64
95965 20,384 $53,198 385 25
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Oroville 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 Oroville, .