Lake City, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96115
Modoc County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 145
- 1/sq mi
- $71,719
- Median income
- $352,500
- Median home value
- 42.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Lake City pairs an above-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 50%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 26%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96115 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96115 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Lake City, Modoc County, California, home to just 145 residents across 241.7 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96115 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $71,719 (29% below the California average), while per-capita income is $45,678. Poverty here runs at 8.8%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. Median home value sits at $352,500 (54% below the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 100.0%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 42.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 71.9, and the average commute is -. Use the benchmarks above to see where 96115 sits relative to California and the national baseline rather than viewing the numbers in isolation.
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 96115, Lake 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
145
Population
241.7
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96115?
71.9
Median Age
56.8%
Male
43.2%
Female
0.0%
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?
$71,719
Median Household Income
-29% vs state
$45,678
Per Capita Income
8.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 96115 ranks nationally
Lake City, CA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$71,719 Top 50% higher than 50% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
105
Total Housing Units
77
Occupied Units
28
Vacant Units
1.62
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$352,500
Median Home Value
-54% vs state
1945
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
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