Hat Creek, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96040
Shasta County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 341
- 1/sq mi
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Hat Creek has 341 residents, placing it in the 14th percentile of the 32,959 US ZIP codes with a reported population, at 1 people per square mile.
Source: USPS ZIP record + U.S. Census Bureau ZIP population. Rank compares ZIP 96040 against every US ZIP with a reported population; income/home-value percentiles are not available for this ZIP.
ZIP code 96040 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Hat Creek, Shasta County, California, home to just 341 residents across 310.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 96040, but per-capita income is $22,616. The poverty rate is 34.0%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 78.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Shasta County, so 96040 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 96040, Hat Creek, 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
341
Population
310.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96040?
78.3
Median Age
78.9%
Male
21.1%
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?
$22,616
Per Capita Income
34.0%
Poverty Rate
5.0%
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
85housing units
85
Total Housing Units
22
Occupied Units
63
Vacant Units
2.14
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1973
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 96040, employing approximately 9 people with a combined annual payroll of $530,000.
6
Businesses
9
Employees
$530K
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 96040 vs 96071 →
ZIP 96040 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 96016
Cassel (96016)
366 residents
- 96040
Hat Creek (96040)
341 residents
- 96071 125
Old Station (96071)
125 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 96040 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.