Amador City, CA · standard
ZIP Code 95601
Amador County, California — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 198
- 44/sq mi
- $94,023
- Median income
- $448,700
- Median home value
- 28.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Amador City pairs an upper-quartile household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 23%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 16%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 44
- people per sq mi
- 76%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 95601 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 95601 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 4.5 square miles in Amador City, Amador County, California. The area is home to 198 residents, producing a population density of 44 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 95601 against California and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 95601 sits at $94,023 (8% below the California average), while per-capita income is $55,422. The poverty rate stands at 4.1% and the unemployment rate at 4.1%. On housing, the median home value is $448,700 (42% below the state average) with median rent at $1,708 per month, and 75.7% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 95601 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 28.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 45.1, and the average commute is —. We also surface 7 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Amador County, so you can benchmark 95601 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 95601, Amador City, 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
198
Population
4.5
Area (sq mi)
44
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 95601?
45.1
Median Age
30.6%
Male
69.4%
Female
0.7%
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?
$94,023
Median Household Income
-8% vs state
$55,422
Per Capita Income
4.1%
Poverty Rate
4.1%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 95601 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$94,023 Top 23% higher than 77% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
188
Total Housing Units
152
Occupied Units
36
Vacant Units
1.93
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$448,700
Median Home Value
-42% vs state
$1,708
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 95601, employing approximately 42 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,449,000.
9
Businesses
42
Employees
$1.4M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 33.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 95601 vs 95699 →
ZIP 95601 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 95640
Ione (95640)
11,353 residents
- 95642
Jackson (95642)
7,164 residents
- 95685
Sutter Creek (95685)
4,680 residents
- 95669 2,443
Plymouth (95669)
2,443 residents
- 95629 832
Fiddletown (95629)
832 residents
- 95675 381
River Pines (95675)
381 residents
- 95601 198
Amador City (95601)
198 residents
- 95699 154
Drytown (95699)
154 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 95601 ranks #7 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 95601 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 95699
Drytown (95699)
$250,001 median income
- 95640 $97,000
Ione (95640)
$97,000 median income
- 95601 $94,023
Amador City (95601)
$94,023 median income
- 95629 $90,469
Fiddletown (95629)
$90,469 median income
- 95669 $89,609
Plymouth (95669)
$89,609 median income
- 95685 $83,878
Sutter Creek (95685)
$83,878 median income
- 95642 $81,438
Jackson (95642)
$81,438 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 95601 ranks #3 of 7 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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