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Tahoe City, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tahoe City, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,161. 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 TAHOE-CITY-CA · Tahoe City, CA 1 ZIPs · 3,161 pop · #2782/25278 · Placer County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $112,875
  • RANK-TOP #2782/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lincoln
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,161
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $962,600

Nearest income peer: Lincoln, CA ( $542 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 Tahoe City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tahoe City 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, Tahoe City, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 11%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,161
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$112,875
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $112,875 and home value $962,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 58.0%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Tahoe City as a pure owner town.

Within California, Sherman Oaks is the closest lower-income city and Bonsall the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tahoe City.

Population concentration

Tahoe City's single ZIP 96145 carries the town

Tahoe City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 96145 is the entire residential footprint (3,161 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Tahoe City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 316 establishments, 2,305 employees , annual payroll $147,388k (~100 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96145 (316 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (58) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Tahoe City, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Placer County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Tahoe City. See the Placer County roll-up →

Tahoe City lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Placer County: Rocklin, Granite Bay and Loomis earn more and Auburn, Colfax and Foresthill earn less. Granite Bay marks the far end of that range at $183,305, 62% above Tahoe City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96145 3,161 $112,875 316 33
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Tahoe City 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 Tahoe City, .