Montgomery Creek, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96065
Shasta County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 357
- 2/sq mi
- $61,250
- Median income
- $365,200
- Median home value
- 36.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Montgomery Creek pairs a below-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 31st pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 24%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96065 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96065 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Montgomery Creek, Shasta County, California, home to just 357 residents across 223.1 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96065 reports a modest median household income of $61,250 (40% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $47,211. Unemployment is 11.4%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $365,200 (53% below the average California ZIP); owner occupancy is 84.7%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 36.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 59.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Shasta County, so 96065 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 96065, Montgomery 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
357
Population
223.1
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96065?
59.3
Median Age
55.2%
Male
44.8%
Female
24.0%
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?
$61,250
Median Household Income
-40% vs state ZIP avg
$47,211
Per Capita Income
10.2%
Poverty Rate
11.4%
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
185housing units
185
Total Housing Units
98
Occupied Units
87
Vacant Units
2.20
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$365,200
Median Home Value
-53% vs state ZIP avg
1991
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 96065, employing approximately 12 people with a combined annual payroll of $561,000.
4
Businesses
12
Employees
$561K
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 96065 vs 96084 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96084 | Round Mountain, CA | 625 | 5.3 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 96065, 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.