Platina, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96076
Trinity County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 166
- 0/sq mi
- $29,156
- Median income
- 19.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Platina pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 2nd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 76%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96076 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96076 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Platina, Trinity County, California, home to just 166 residents across 553.3 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96076 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $29,156 (71% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $20,732. Economic pressure is pronounced: 33.1% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 10.6%. 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.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 56.9, 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 96076.
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 96076, Platina, 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
166
Population
553.3
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96076?
56.9
Median Age
51.4%
Male
48.6%
Female
41.2%
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?
$29,156
Median Household Income
-71% vs state ZIP avg
$20,732
Per Capita Income
33.1%
Poverty Rate
10.6%
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
53housing units
53
Total Housing Units
53
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
1.25
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1957
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 96076, 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.