Rio Nido, CA · standard
ZIP Code 95471
Sonoma County, California — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 522
- 140/sq mi
- $603,400
- Median home value
- 66.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Rio Nido pairs top-decile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 9%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 140
- people per sq mi
- 76%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 95471 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 95471 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 3.7 square miles in Rio Nido, Sonoma County, California. The area is home to 522 residents, producing a population density of 140 people per square mile, and falls within the Los Angeles time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 95471 against California and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 95471 sits at —, while per-capita income is $54,188. The poverty rate stands at 22.1% and the unemployment rate at 5.6%. On housing, the median home value is $603,400 (22% below the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 76.2% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 95471 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 66.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 54.5, and the average commute is —. We also surface 9 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Sonoma County, so you can benchmark 95471 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 95471, Rio Nido, CA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
522
Population
3.7
Area (sq mi)
140
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 95471?
54.5
Median Age
50.3%
Male
49.7%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$54,188
Per Capita Income
22.1%
Poverty Rate
5.6%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
498
Total Housing Units
286
Occupied Units
212
Vacant Units
1.38
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$603,400
Median Home Value
-22% vs state
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 95471 vs 95446 →
ZIP 95471 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 95472
Sebastopol (95472)
28,255 residents
- 95448
Healdsburg (95448)
16,852 residents
- 95436 5,418
Forestville (95436)
5,418 residents
- 95446 4,750
Guerneville (95446)
4,750 residents
- 95465 2,083
Occidental (95465)
2,083 residents
- 95462 1,417
Monte Rio (95462)
1,417 residents
- 95444 748
Graton (95444)
748 residents
- 95471 522
Rio Nido (95471)
522 residents
- 95486 62
Villa Grande (95486)
62 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 95471 ranks #8 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95446 | Guerneville, CA | 4,750 | 1.9 mi |
| 95436 | Forestville, CA | 5,418 | 3.7 mi |
| 95486 | Villa Grande, CA | 62 | 4.6 mi |
| 95462 | Monte Rio, CA | 1,417 | 5.2 mi |
| 95430 | Duncans Mills, CA | 44 | 6.1 mi |
| 95465 | Occidental, CA | 2,083 | 8.6 mi |
| 95448 | Healdsburg, CA | 16,852 | 8.2 mi |
| 95444 | Graton, CA | 748 | 8.3 mi |
| 95472 | Sebastopol, CA | 28,255 | 10.3 mi |
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