Portola, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Portola, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,883. 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 PORTOLA-CA · Portola, CA 1 ZIPs · 3,883 pop · #20291/25278 · Plumas County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $54,205
- RANK-BOTTOM #20291/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Taylorsville
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 69% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 3,883
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $273,700
Nearest income peer: Taylorsville, CA (+ $763 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 Portola
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Portola on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Chester · lowest
Chester · lowest
$50,489 median HH income
- Beckwourth · near
Beckwourth · near
$52,381 median HH income
- Portola · this city
Portola · this city
$54,205 median HH income
- Taylorsville · near
Taylorsville · near
$54,968 median HH income
- Meadow Valley · near
Meadow Valley · near
$61,324 median HH income
- Chilcoot · highest
Chilcoot · highest
$122,750 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Portola, CA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 20th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 3,883
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $54,205
- 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 ($54,205 average) · poverty 13.2%. The primary code (96122) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Portola as a pure owner town.
Within California, Loyalton is the closest lower-income city and Cassel the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Portola.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 96122, is all of Portola
There is no split to weigh here: 96122 holds every one of Portola's 3,883 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
Dense ZBP book packed into Portola's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 96 establishments, 736 employees , annual payroll $49,200k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96122 (96 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (19) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Portola, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Plumas County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Portola. See the Plumas County roll-up →
Portola sits in the lower half of Plumas County on income: Quincy, Greenville and Blairsden Graeagle report more, Chester and Beckwourth report less. Chilcoot marks the far end of that range at $122,750, 126% above Portola.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96122 | 3,883 | $54,205 | 96 | 25 |
Portola 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 Portola, .