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Penn Valley, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Penn Valley, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,790. 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 PENN-VALLEY-CA · Penn Valley, CA 1 ZIPs · 9,790 pop · #7775/25278 · Nevada County

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

  • INC-HIGH $84,795
  • RANK-UPPER #7775/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nevada City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,790
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $565,700

Nearest income peer: Nevada City, 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 Penn Valley

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

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,790
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,795
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 95946 (9,790 residents). Household income $84,795 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Penn Valley as a pure owner town.

Within California, Mokelumne Hill is the closest lower-income city and Turlock the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Penn Valley.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 95946, is all of Penn Valley

There is no split to weigh here: 95946 holds every one of Penn Valley's 9,790 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Penn Valley

Citywide ZBP: 141 establishments, 821 employees , annual payroll $35,268k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95946 (141 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (29) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Penn Valley, CA

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

Penn Valley 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, 55% above Penn Valley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95946 9,790 $84,795 141 90
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Penn Valley 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 Penn Valley, .