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Whitethorn, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Whitethorn, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,612. 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 WHITETHORN-CA · Whitethorn, CA 1 ZIPs · 1,612 pop · #23459/25278 · Humboldt County

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

  • INC-LOW $43,040
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23459/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rio Dell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,612
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $450,000

Nearest income peer: Rio Dell, CA ( $65 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 Whitethorn

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Whitethorn 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, Whitethorn, CA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,612
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$43,040
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($43,040 average) · poverty 43.5%. The primary code (95589) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Whitethorn as a pure owner town.

Within California, Rio Dell is the closest lower-income city and Klamath the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Whitethorn.

Population concentration

Whitethorn reads through its lone ZIP, 95589

1,612 ACS residents, one ZIP: 95589 is not the leading code inside Whitethorn, 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 Whitethorn's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 31 establishments, 109 employees , annual payroll $4,616k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95589 (31 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Whitethorn, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Humboldt County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Whitethorn. See the Humboldt County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Humboldt County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Whitethorn, Eureka, Arcata and Mckinleyville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Bayside marks the far end of that range at $87,500, 103% above Whitethorn.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95589 1,612 $43,040 31 3
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Whitethorn 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 Whitethorn, .