95959 ZIP Code, Nevada City, CA

95959 is a ZIP code in Nevada City, California in Nevada County. It covers 312 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 95986, 95910 and 95960. 17,683 people live here in 7,437 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (81%). Median household income is $86,524, below the California median of $99,122; the median age is 56.0, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents17,683
Households7,437
Median household income$86,524
Income per person$50,869
Median age56
Homeowners80.5%
Median home value$627,100
Median rent$1,675
Bachelor's degree or higher46.8%
Average commute (minutes)22.2
Households with kids under 1820.2%
Moved in the past year10.6%
Below the poverty line10.4%
Broadband internet93.3%
Speak a non-English language at home7.5%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K4.3%
$10–15K3.9%
$15–25K4.7%
$25–35K4.3%
$35–50K7.6%
$50–75K18.2%
$75–100K12.4%
$100–150K18.5%
$150–200K10.1%
$200K+16.1%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<106.5%
10–198.8%
20–243.4%
25–348.4%
35–4412.8%
45–549.5%
55–6417.6%
65–7420.0%
75+13.0%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage36.8%
Owned outright31.5%
Rented16.3%
Vacant15.5%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house90.2%
Townhome2.9%
2–4 units3.4%
5–19 units0.4%
20+ units0.2%
Mobile / other2.9%

Businesses in 95959

522 business establishments with 3,656 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

95959 has 16 USPS carrier routes with 8,042 residential and 582 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 95959

95959 has 16 USPS carrier routes (6 city (C), 7 rural (R), 3 highway contract (H)) with 8,042 residential and 582 business mailboxes. Routes range from 98 homes (C009) to 742 homes (R006); the median route has 479 homes. The Census counted 7,437 households in 95959 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4998
500–7497
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route C006 — USPS business mailboxes 136, 377 homes
  2. Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 116, 442 homes
  3. Route C005 — USPS business mailboxes 109, 461 homes
  4. Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 84, 496 homes
  5. Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 66, 431 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 95959

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C001City442116$96,522———
C002City43166$113,006———
C004City49684$153,974———
C005City461109$51,346———
C006City377136$65,759———
C009City9821$58,370———
H001Highway contract66514$75,674———
H002Highway contract4541$79,199———
H003Highway contract4347$79,199———
R001Rural58911$57,796———
R002Rural6081$98,706———
R003Rural6242$101,791———
R004Rural6194$66,984———
R005Rural6241$100,487———
R006Rural7424$69,110———
R007Rural3785$57,796———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 95959 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 95959, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 95959 in?
95959 is a Nevada City, CA mailing address. None of its land lies inside a Census-defined city or community.
What county is 95959 in?
95959 is in Nevada County.
What is the population of 95959?
About 17,683 people (±1,154), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 18,621.
What is the median household income in 95959?
$86,524 (±$10,307), compared with $99,122 for California as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 95959?
16 USPS carrier routes with 8,042 residential and 582 business mailboxes (8,623 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 95959?
The closest, measured center to center: 95986 (5.7 mi, Washington), 95910 (8 mi, Alleghany), 95960 (10 mi, Pike), 95701 (10.3 mi, Alta), 95714 (10.5 mi, Dutch Flat) and 95945 (12.4 mi, Grass Valley).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.