PlainZIP

Paradise, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Paradise, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,549. 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 PARADISE-CA · Paradise, CA 1 ZIPs · 27,549 pop · #13629/25278 · Butte County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $69,067
  • RANK-MID #13629/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Chico
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,549
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $455,500

Nearest income peer: Chico, CA (+ $4,160 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 Paradise

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Paradise 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, Paradise, CA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,549
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,067
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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,067 and poverty 16.5% concentrate in 95969.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Paradise as a pure owner town.

Within California, Princeton is the closest lower-income city and Pine Mountain Club the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Paradise.

Population concentration

Paradise's single ZIP 95969 carries the town

Paradise is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 95969 is the entire residential footprint (27,549 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Paradise

Citywide ZBP: 310 establishments, 3,365 employees , annual payroll $204,540k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95969 (310 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (63) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Paradise, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Butte County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Paradise. See the Butte County roll-up →

Paradise lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Butte County: Chico, Durham and Biggs earn more and Oroville, Magalia and Gridley earn less. Forest Ranch marks the far end of that range at $116,400, 69% above Paradise.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95969 27,549 $69,067 310 180
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Paradise 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 Paradise, .