Which ZIP code in Humboldt County has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?

95521 (Arcata), at 24.7%, among 19 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 most new movers in Humboldt County, CA

These are the 19 ZIP codes in Humboldt County with the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year, out of 19 with at least 1,000 residents. 95521 (Arcata, 24.7%), 95501 (Eureka, 19.3%) and 95524 (Bayside, 17.6%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Humboldt 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 most new movers in Humboldt County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Moved in the past year	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	95521	Arcata	24.7%	21,980	9,225	9,391
2	95501	Eureka	19.3%	22,890	9,264	10,419
3	95524	Bayside	17.6%	1,634	658	665
4	95549	Kneeland	16.9%	1,024	333	365
5	95536	Ferndale	16.0%	3,050	1,307	684
6	95551	Loleta	15.9%	1,880	711	282
7	95573	Willow Creek	12.8%	1,089	618	2
8	95519	Mckinleyville	12.4%	18,728	7,429	8,106
9	95540	Fortuna	12.0%	14,469	5,689	5,962
10	95542	Garberville	10.7%	2,463	1,202	877
11	95503	Eureka	10.1%	25,054	9,982	10,223
12	95546	Hoopa	9.9%	2,397	776	162
13	95560	Redway	8.6%	1,213	611	19
14	95589	Whitethorn	7.8%	1,115	574	507
15	95570	Trinidad	5.9%	2,640	1,171	758
16	95562	Rio Dell	5.4%	3,422	1,518	1,420
17	95525	Blue Lake	5.4%	1,441	761	73
18	95547	Hydesville	3.7%	1,263	491	182
19	95528	Carlotta	1.1%	1,286	527	367

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 19 of 35 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

New residents are still choosing a dentist, a gym, a pizza place and a lawn service. ZIP codes with high turnover give a welcome offer more people to work on each year.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 20,787 households, on 46 carrier routes with 21,524 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 Humboldt County has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?: 95521 (Arcata), at 24.7%, among 19 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files.
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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