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Tehachapi, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tehachapi, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 34,630. 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 TEHACHAPI-CA · Tehachapi, CA 1 ZIPs · 34,630 pop · #7057/25278 · Kern County

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

  • INC-HIGH $87,357
  • RANK-UPPER #7057/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ridgecrest
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-SMALL 34,630
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $408,800

Nearest income peer: Ridgecrest, 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 Tehachapi

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

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
34,630
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,357
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 93561 (34,630 residents). Household income $87,357 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Tehachapi as a pure owner town.

Within California, Calimesa is the closest lower-income city and Pine Grove the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tehachapi.

Population concentration

Tehachapi reads through its lone ZIP, 93561

34,630 ACS residents, one ZIP: 93561 is not the leading code inside Tehachapi, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Tehachapi

Citywide ZBP: 479 establishments, 4,957 employees , annual payroll $219,420k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93561 (479 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (72) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Tehachapi, CA

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

No other city sharing Kern County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Tehachapi. 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 Tehachapi.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93561 34,630 $87,357 479 51
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Tehachapi 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 Tehachapi, .