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Upper Lake, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Upper Lake, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,557. 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 UPPER-LAKE-CA · Upper Lake, CA 1 ZIPs · 2,557 pop · #3736/25278 · Lake County

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

  • INC-HIGH $104,667
  • RANK-TOP #3736/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hidden Valley La
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,557
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $370,100

Nearest income peer: Hidden Valley Lake, CA ( $20,515 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 Upper Lake

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

Top 15%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,557
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$104,667
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 $104,667 and home value $370,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 16.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Upper Lake as a pure owner town.

Within California, Lake Elsinore is the closest lower-income city and Linden the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Upper Lake.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 95485, is all of Upper Lake

There is no split to weigh here: 95485 holds every one of Upper Lake's 2,557 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Upper Lake

Citywide ZBP: 37 establishments, 310 employees , annual payroll $14,942k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95485 (37 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (10) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Upper Lake, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Lake County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Upper Lake. See the Lake County roll-up →

No other city sharing Lake County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Upper Lake. Clearlake, Lakeport and Kelseyville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Clearlake Oaks marks the far end of that range at $41,143, 61% below Upper Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95485 2,557 $104,667 37 9
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Upper Lake 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 Upper Lake, .