PlainZIP

Ridgecrest, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ridgecrest, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 32,560. 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 RIDGECREST-CA · Ridgecrest, CA 1 ZIPs · 32,560 pop · #7228/25278 · Kern County

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

  • INC-HIGH $86,700
  • RANK-UPPER #7228/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tehachapi
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-SMALL 32,560
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $252,900

Nearest income peer: Tehachapi, CA (+ $657 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 Ridgecrest

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

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
32,560
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,700
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 93555 (32,560 residents). Household income $86,700 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,182 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Carmichael is the closest lower-income city and Alhambra the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ridgecrest.

Population concentration

Ridgecrest reads through its lone ZIP, 93555

32,560 ACS residents, one ZIP: 93555 is not the leading code inside Ridgecrest, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ridgecrest's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 499 establishments, 6,657 employees , annual payroll $338,252k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93555 (499 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (81) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Ridgecrest, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Kern County, which covers 50 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ridgecrest. See the Kern County roll-up →

No other city sharing Kern County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ridgecrest. Bakersfield, Delano and Wasco sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Lake Isabella marks the far end of that range at $31,267, 64% below Ridgecrest.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93555 32,560 $86,700 499 154
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Ridgecrest 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 Ridgecrest, .