Junction City, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96048
Trinity County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 736
- 2/sq mi
- $50,521
- Median income
- $284,000
- Median home value
- 19.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Junction City pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 15th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 36%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 74%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96048 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96048 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Junction City, Trinity County, California, home to just 736 residents across 387.4 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96048 reports a modest median household income of $50,521 (50% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $24,141. The poverty rate is 14.7%, with unemployment at 3.9%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $284,000 (63% below the average California ZIP); owner occupancy is 73.7%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 46.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Trinity County, so 96048 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 96048, Junction City, 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
736
Population
387.4
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96048?
46.3
Median Age
62.7%
Male
37.3%
Female
3.5%
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?
$50,521
Median Household Income
-50% vs state ZIP avg
$24,141
Per Capita Income
14.7%
Poverty Rate
3.9%
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
442housing units
442
Total Housing Units
319
Occupied Units
123
Vacant Units
3.97
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$284,000
Median Home Value
-63% vs state ZIP avg
1983
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 96048, employing approximately 21 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,173,000.
4
Businesses
21
Employees
$1.2M
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 96048 vs 96093 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96093 | Weaverville, CA | 4,133 | 7.4 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 96048, 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.