What city is 96122 in?

96122 is a Portola, CA mailing address. By land area, 17% lies inside Beckwourth, 12% lies inside Iron Horse, 8% lies inside Lake Davis and 8% lies inside Portola; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 96122?

About 4,447 people (±657), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 4,070.

What is the median household income in 96122?

$54,205 (±$10,610), 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 96122?

2 USPS carrier routes with 1,584 residential and 114 business mailboxes (1,698 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 96122?

The closest, measured center to center: 96129 (6.2 mi, Beckwourth), 96106 (6.9 mi, Gold Mountain), 96103 (10.7 mi, Johnsville), 96124 (12.6 mi, Sattley), 96135 (14.2 mi, Chilcoot-Vinton) and 96125 (15.8 mi, Sierra City).

96122 ZIP Code, Portola, CA

96122 is a ZIP code in Portola, California in Plumas County. It covers 64 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 96129, 96106 and 96103. 4,447 people live here in 1,806 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and owners and renters are mixed (69% own). Median household income is $54,205, well below the California median of $99,122; the median age is 46.0, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Portola, CA
County: Plumas County
Land area: 64 sq mi
Population: 4,447
Median household income: $54,205
Carrier routes: 2 (1,584 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	4,447
Households	1,806
Median household income	$54,205
Income per person	$34,543
Median age	46
Homeowners	69.4%
Median home value	$273,700
Median rent	$990
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%
Average commute (minutes)	21.9
Households with kids under 18	17.3%
Moved in the past year	14.2%
Below the poverty line	13.2%
Broadband internet	83.3%
Speak a non-English language at home	19.5%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	4.9%
$10–15K	6.5%
$15–25K	9.5%
$25–35K	6.1%
$35–50K	18.1%
$50–75K	19.2%
$75–100K	10.2%
$100–150K	13.4%
$150–200K	2.6%
$200K+	9.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	11.2%
10–19	9.1%
20–24	4.2%
25–34	12.1%
35–44	13.5%
45–54	6.9%
55–64	14.4%
65–74	17.2%
75+	11.6%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	27.6%
Owned outright	22.9%
Rented	22.3%
Vacant	27.2%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	73.3%
Townhome	0.3%
2–4 units	2.5%
5–19 units	2.5%
20+ units	3.7%
Mobile / other	17.5%

Businesses in 96122

96 business establishments with 736 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 19
Accommodation and Food Services: 15
Retail Trade: 14
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 10
Other Services (except Public Administration): 10
Health Care and Social Assistance: 6
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 5
Finance and Insurance: 4

EDDM carrier routes

96122 has 2 USPS carrier routes with 1,584 residential and 114 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 96122

96122 has 2 USPS carrier routes (2 rural (R)) with 1,584 residential and 114 business mailboxes. Routes range from 676 homes (R001) to 908 homes (R002); the median route has 792 homes. The Census counted 1,806 households in 96122 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

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

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Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 103, 676 homes
Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 11, 908 homes

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Every carrier route in 96122

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R001	Rural	676	103	$83,962	—	—	—
R002	Rural	908	11	$108,432	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 96122 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

96129 — Beckwourth CDP, CA (6.2 mi)
96106 — Gold Mountain CDP, CA (6.9 mi)
96103 — Johnsville CDP, CA (10.7 mi)
96124 — Sattley CDP, CA (12.6 mi)
96135 — Chilcoot-Vinton CDP, CA (14.2 mi)
96125 — Sierra City CDP, CA (15.8 mi)
96118 — Sierra Brooks CDP, CA (17.5 mi)
96126 — Sierraville CDP, CA (19.1 mi)

Areas that include 96122

Portola, CA ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Delleker, CA ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Iron Horse, CA ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Beckwourth, CA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Gold Mountain, CA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Mabie, CA ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Clio, CA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Lake Davis, CA ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Plumas County ZIP codes — 18 ZIP codes
California ZIP code data

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 96122, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 96122 in?: 96122 is a Portola, CA mailing address. By land area, 17% lies inside Beckwourth, 12% lies inside Iron Horse, 8% lies inside Lake Davis and 8% lies inside Portola; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 96122 in?: 96122 is in Plumas County.
What is the population of 96122?: About 4,447 people (±657), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 4,070.
What is the median household income in 96122?: $54,205 (±$10,610), 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 96122?: 2 USPS carrier routes with 1,584 residential and 114 business mailboxes (1,698 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 96122?: The closest, measured center to center: 96129 (6.2 mi, Beckwourth), 96106 (6.9 mi, Gold Mountain), 96103 (10.7 mi, Johnsville), 96124 (12.6 mi, Sattley), 96135 (14.2 mi, Chilcoot-Vinton) and 96125 (15.8 mi, Sierra City).

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