Residential delivery area · California

ZIP Code 96087: Shasta, CA

ZIP code 96087 uses the postal name Shasta, California and lies entirely in Shasta County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 900 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $110,375 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 14% of its land lies in Shasta (a census-designated place); 87% is outside any Census place.

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9national area: California, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and 7 more

960sectional center: Redding, CA (SCF 960)

87delivery area within it

Town: Shasta · its only residential ZIP
County: Shasta County
Census places: Shasta census-designated place
Metro area: Redding, CA
House district: CA-1 119th Congress
State: California
Time zone: Pacific
Land area: 42.7 sq mi · 21 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 96087?

96087 centers on 40.633°, -122.587° and covers 42.7 square miles of land plus 4.9 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 96033, 96001, 96052, 96047.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 96087 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries.<$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 96087, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 96087 compare with the rest of Shasta County?

Rank of 96087 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	96087	In Shasta County	In CA
People (ACS 2020-2024)	899	17th of 30	1,440th of 1,802
Median household income	$110k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$360k	not ranked	not ranked

96087's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (899). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 27% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 96087?

The 2020 Census counted 547 people in 96087; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 899. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 899±333 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 547
Households: 311
Median age: 50.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 96087?

Of the 899 people the ACS estimates in 96087, 11.7% are under 18 and 21.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (92.1%).

Under 1811.7%
18 to 6467.1%
65 and older21.2%

Age of the people of 96087 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic92.1%
Other or two or more5.0%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
Asian, not Hispanic0.8%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 96087 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 96087 earn?

Median household income is $110,375 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income: $110,375±$30,907
Income per person: $61,538
Below the poverty line: 7.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 15.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 27.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 96087?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $359,500
Median gross rent: –
Homes owned by their occupants: 100.0%
Housing units: 355

Index = 100 in 1992, the first year FHFA reports for 96087; 2021: 250.3. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 96087 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 96087?

7 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 96087?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 96087, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
96033	French Gulch	172	$44k	7.4 mi
96001	Redding	33,817	$73k	7.9 mi
96052	Lewiston	2,366	$37k	11.0 mi
96047	Igo	841	–	12.0 mi
96019	Shasta Lake	10,350	$67k	10.5 mi (near)
96003	Redding	44,923	$72k	14.2 mi (near)
96002	Redding	33,783	$73k	15.9 mi (near)
96024	Douglas City	1,082	$44k	16.5 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.