Lewiston, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96052
Trinity County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,460
- 7/sq mi
- $37,222
- Median income
- $289,500
- Median home value
- 12.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Lewiston pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 4th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 35%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 69%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96052 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96052 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Lewiston, Trinity County, California, home to just 1,460 residents across 200.0 square miles, a density of 7 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96052 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $37,222 (63% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $19,741. The poverty rate is 21.3%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $289,500 (63% below the average California ZIP), and median rent is $1,113; owner occupancy is 69.3%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 12.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 30.8, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Trinity County, so 96052 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 96052, Lewiston, 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
1,460
Population
200.0
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96052?
30.8
Median Age
44.2%
Male
55.8%
Female
2.2%
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?
$37,222
Median Household Income
-63% vs state ZIP avg
$19,741
Per Capita Income
21.3%
Poverty Rate
4.6%
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
929housing units
929
Total Housing Units
622
Occupied Units
307
Vacant Units
3.71
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$289,500
Median Home Value
-63% vs state ZIP avg
$1,113
Median Rent
1981
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 14 business establishments in ZIP 96052, employing approximately 38 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,369,000.
14
Businesses
38
Employees
$1.4M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 4 | 28.6% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 21.4% |
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 96052 vs 96093 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96093 | Weaverville, CA | 4,133 | 6.8 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 96052, 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 (1,460 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.