Which ZIP code in Butte County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?

95942 (Forest Ranch), at 97.3% (±3.9%), among 12 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Butte County, CA

These are the 12 ZIP codes in Butte County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 12 with at least 1,000 residents. 95942 (Forest Ranch, 97.3%), 95954 (Magalia, 84.1%) and 95969 (Paradise, 76.7%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Butte County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Butte County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	95942	Forest Ranch	97.3% ±3.9%	2,089	782	249
2	95954	Magalia	84.1% ±4.5%	8,165	3,353	3,664
3	95969	Paradise	76.7% ±6.4%	8,339	3,764	6,411
4	95966	Oroville	73.4% ±3.3%	28,503	11,466	12,572
5	95917	Biggs	70.6% ±8.2%	3,752	1,199	582
6	95938	Durham	64.6% ±11.4%	3,943	1,513	1,426
7	95965	Oroville	62.9% ±4.2%	21,181	7,178	8,128
8	95973	Chico	62.1% ±3.0%	39,031	15,323	16,820
9	95948	Gridley	56.3% ±5.5%	11,200	3,836	4,104
10	95968	Palermo	51.2% ±16.3%	1,364	608	511
11	95928	Chico	42.4% ±2.9%	37,409	16,285	17,367
12	95926	Chico	40.5% ±2.7%	40,567	17,099	16,432

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 12 of 20 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 20,564 households, on 43 carrier routes with 23,478 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Butte County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 95942 (Forest Ranch), at 97.3% (±3.9%), among 12 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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