Grenada, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96038
Siskiyou County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 589
- 13/sq mi
- $59,435
- Median income
- $439,500
- Median home value
- 13.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Grenada pairs a below-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 28th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 17%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 13
- people per sq mi
- 73%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96038 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96038 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Grenada, Siskiyou County, California, home to just 589 residents across 46.0 square miles, a density of 13 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96038 reports a modest median household income of $59,435 (42% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $32,796. Economic pressure is pronounced: 22.4% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 17.1%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $439,500 (43% below the average California ZIP), and median rent is $936; owner occupancy is 72.6%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 51.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Siskiyou County, so 96038 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 96038, Grenada, CA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
589
Population
46.0
Area (sq mi)
13
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96038?
51.7
Median Age
56.2%
Male
43.8%
Female
3.0%
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?
$59,435
Median Household Income
-42% vs state ZIP avg
$32,796
Per Capita Income
22.4%
Poverty Rate
17.1%
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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
253housing units
253
Total Housing Units
230
Occupied Units
23
Vacant Units
2.13
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$439,500
Median Home Value
-43% vs state ZIP avg
$936
Median Rent
1967
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 96038, employing approximately 48 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,120,000.
7
Businesses
48
Employees
$2.1M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 96038 vs 96097 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96097 | Yreka, CA | 10,031 | 12.1 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 96038, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.