What city is 96022 in?

96022 is a Cottonwood, CA mailing address. By land area, 5% lies inside Cottonwood and 3% lies inside Lake California; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 96022?

About 17,092 people (±1,371), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 16,528.

What is the median household income in 96022?

$89,338 (±$7,278), 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 96022?

14 USPS carrier routes with 6,159 residential and 75 business mailboxes (6,234 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 96022?

The closest, measured center to center: 96007 (11.1 mi, Happy Valley), 96080 (11.8 mi, Red Bluff), 96002 (14.9 mi, Redding), 96047 (16.2 mi, Ono), 96001 (16.6 mi, Redding) and 96087 (21.8 mi, Shasta).

96022 ZIP Code, Cottonwood, CA

Q: What county is 96022 in?

96022 is mostly in Tehama County (69% of its land), with smaller parts in Shasta County.

96022 is a ZIP code in Cottonwood, California — mostly in Tehama County (69% of its land), with smaller parts in Shasta County. It covers 249 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 96007, 96080 and 96002. 17,092 people live here in 6,246 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (77%). Median household income is $89,338, close to the California median of $99,122.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Cottonwood, CA
County: Tehama County
Land area: 249 sq mi
Population: 17,092
Median household income: $89,338
Carrier routes: 14 (6,159 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	17,092
Households	6,246
Median household income	$89,338
Income per person	$40,804
Median age	41.8
Homeowners	77.2%
Median home value	$366,700
Median rent	$1,450
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%
Average commute (minutes)	24.6
Households with kids under 18	33.8%
Moved in the past year	6.0%
Below the poverty line	9.6%
Broadband internet	90.9%
Speak a non-English language at home	7.0%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	4.8%
$10–15K	3.0%
$15–25K	5.7%
$25–35K	8.1%
$35–50K	9.0%
$50–75K	13.0%
$75–100K	14.0%
$100–150K	22.3%
$150–200K	7.4%
$200K+	12.6%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	10.2%
10–19	13.7%
20–24	4.2%
25–34	12.2%
35–44	13.7%
45–54	14.2%
55–64	13.4%
65–74	11.3%
75+	7.0%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	48.9%
Owned outright	23.0%
Rented	21.0%
Vacant	7.1%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	77.4%
Townhome	1.5%
2–4 units	4.2%
5–19 units	0.3%
20+ units	2.2%
Mobile / other	14.4%

Businesses in 96022

165 business establishments with 839 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 45
Retail Trade: 20
Transportation and Warehousing: 14
Accommodation and Food Services: 13
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 12
Health Care and Social Assistance: 11
Other Services (except Public Administration): 10
Wholesale Trade: 8

EDDM carrier routes

96022 has 14 USPS carrier routes with 6,159 residential and 75 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 96022

96022 has 14 USPS carrier routes (14 highway contract (H)) with 6,159 residential and 75 business mailboxes. Routes range from 288 homes (H003) to 598 homes (H006); the median route has 419 homes. The Census counted 6,246 households in 96022 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	10
500–749	4
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route H004 — USPS business mailboxes 25, 410 homes
Route H012 — USPS business mailboxes 16, 570 homes
Route H010 — USPS business mailboxes 9, 507 homes
Route H006 — USPS business mailboxes 6, 598 homes
Route H014 — USPS business mailboxes 6, 414 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 96022

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
H001	Highway contract	419	3	$50,588	—	—	—
H002	Highway contract	418	3	$103,158	—	—	—
H003	Highway contract	288	0	$46,218	—	—	—
H004	Highway contract	410	25	$78,098	—	—	—
H005	Highway contract	315	1	$49,247	—	—	—
H006	Highway contract	598	6	$57,724	—	—	—
H007	Highway contract	455	3	$103,158	—	—	—
H008	Highway contract	484	1	$84,333	—	—	—
H009	Highway contract	375	2	$86,751	—	—	—
H010	Highway contract	507	9	$49,247	—	—	—
H011	Highway contract	391	0	$80,175	—	—	—
H012	Highway contract	570	16	$83,482	—	—	—
H013	Highway contract	515	0	$84,333	—	—	—
H014	Highway contract	414	6	$84,333	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 96022 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.

Nearby ZIP codes

96007 — Happy Valley CDP, CA (11.1 mi)
96080 — Red Bluff city, CA (11.8 mi)
96002 — Redding city, CA (14.9 mi)
96047 — Ono CDP, CA (16.2 mi)
96001 — Redding city, CA (16.6 mi)
96087 — Shasta CDP, CA (21.8 mi)
96073 — Palo Cedro CDP, CA (22.5 mi)
96078 — Proberta CDP, CA (22.7 mi)

Areas that include 96022

Cottonwood, CA ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Lake California, CA ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Shasta County ZIP codes — 29 ZIP codes
Tehama County ZIP codes — 17 ZIP codes
California ZIP code data

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 96022, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 96022 in?: 96022 is a Cottonwood, CA mailing address. By land area, 5% lies inside Cottonwood and 3% lies inside Lake California; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 96022 in?: 96022 is mostly in Tehama County (69% of its land), with smaller parts in Shasta County.
What is the population of 96022?: About 17,092 people (±1,371), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 16,528.
What is the median household income in 96022?: $89,338 (±$7,278), 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 96022?: 14 USPS carrier routes with 6,159 residential and 75 business mailboxes (6,234 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 96022?: The closest, measured center to center: 96007 (11.1 mi, Happy Valley), 96080 (11.8 mi, Red Bluff), 96002 (14.9 mi, Redding), 96047 (16.2 mi, Ono), 96001 (16.6 mi, Redding) and 96087 (21.8 mi, Shasta).

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