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Truckee, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Truckee, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,451. 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 TRUCKEE-CA · Truckee, CA 1 ZIPs · 18,451 pop · #1494/25278 · Nevada County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $131,702
  • RANK-TOP #1494/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Smartsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,451
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $991,400

Nearest income peer: Smartsville, CA ( $27,157 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 Truckee

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Truckee 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, Truckee, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 6%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,451
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$131,702
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 $131,702 and home value $991,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 62.0%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Truckee as a pure owner town.

Within California, Castaic is the closest lower-income city and Winchester the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Truckee.

Population concentration

Truckee's single ZIP 96161 carries the town

Truckee is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 96161 is the entire residential footprint (18,451 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 Truckee's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,096 establishments, 9,371 employees , annual payroll $661,353k (~59 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96161 (1,096 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (248) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Truckee, CA

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

No other city sharing Nevada County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Truckee. Grass Valley, Nevada City and Penn Valley sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Grass Valley marks the far end of that range at $82,085, 38% below Truckee.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96161 18,451 $131,702 1,096 39
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Truckee 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 Truckee, .