Happy Camp, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96039
Siskiyou County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,251
- 1/sq mi
- $41,813
- Median income
- $169,700
- Median home value
- 19.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Happy Camp pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 7th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 34th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 64%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96039 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96039 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, California, home to just 1,251 residents across 1563.8 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96039 reports a modest median household income of $41,813 (59% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $26,049. Unemployment is 21.2%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $169,700 (78% below the average California ZIP), and median rent is $811; owner occupancy is 63.8%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 57.4, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the California and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 96039.
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 96039, Happy Camp, 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
1,251
Population
1563.8
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96039?
57.4
Median Age
52.5%
Male
47.5%
Female
2.4%
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?
$41,813
Median Household Income
-59% vs state ZIP avg
$26,049
Per Capita Income
17.3%
Poverty Rate
21.2%
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
360housing units
360
Total Housing Units
279
Occupied Units
81
Vacant Units
2.07
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$169,700
Median Home Value
-78% vs state ZIP avg
$811
Median Rent
1968
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 16 business establishments in ZIP 96039, employing approximately 128 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,577,000.
16
Businesses
128
Employees
$5.6M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 18.8% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 96039, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,251 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.