| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 408 / 669 / 831 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:30 PM |
| Population: | 65,046 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 06069 |
| CBSA: | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
| Land Area: | 1,944 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.8021, -121.2751 |
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65,046 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 1,944 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 55,560 to 65,046 from 2014 to 2024 — a +17.1% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 95043 (Paicines, $150,441 median) and poorest ZIP 95045 (San Juan Bautista, $110,438) are 41.6 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $784,100 in 95023 (Hollister) to $1,062,500 in 95043 (Paicines).
Density varies 87× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 95043 (Paicines) to 70 in 95023 (Hollister).
Educational attainment ranges from 22.1% bachelor's+ in 95023 (Hollister) to 41.8% in 95043 (Paicines) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within California, this is the #41 most populous of 58 counties and ranks #7 for median household income with the #2 fastest decade growth .
On the national stage, San Benito County is ranks #61 for income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $116,609 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (10,013 of 42,703 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.