| ZIP Codes: | 22 ZIP Codes (21 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 530 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:30 PM |
| Population: | 44,714 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 06093 |
| Land Area: | 6,256 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 57 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.5883, -122.6628 |
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44,714 residents live across 22 ZIPs covering 6,256 sq mi, served by 22 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 45,346 to 44,714 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.4% change. 10 ZIPs gained residents, 12 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 96086 (Seiad Valley, $88,750 median) and poorest ZIP 96050 (Klamath River, $40,909) are 15.3 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.1× across this county — from $143,100 in 96058 (Macdoel) to $439,500 in 96038 (Grenada).
Density varies 69× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 95568 (Somes Bar) to 59 in 96067 (Mount Shasta).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.9% bachelor's+ in 96058 (Macdoel) to 31.7% in 96067 (Mount Shasta) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within California, this is the #45 most populous of 58 counties and ranks #52 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $59,627 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,688 of 33,041 reporting).
21 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96097 | Yreka | Standard | 9,964 | $53,059 | 223.5 | 1.8% |
| 96067 | Mount Shasta | Standard | 7,839 | $65,000 | 133.7 | 12.1% |
| 96094 | Weed | Standard | 6,656 | $68,103 | 166.5 | 4.5% |
| 96064 | Montague | Standard | 4,665 | $61,157 | 582.5 | -2.0% |
| 96032 | Fort Jones | Standard | 2,408 | $72,951 | 469.2 | 2.9% |
| 96134 | Tulelake | Standard | 2,346 | $49,674 | 619.9 | -6.4% |
| 96027 | Etna | Standard | 1,908 | $64,308 | 436.5 | -22.5% |
| 96025 | Dunsmuir | Standard | 1,906 | $46,036 | 167.6 | -9.3% |
| 96023 | Dorris | Standard | 1,178 | $47,237 | 167.8 | -12.0% |
| 96044 | Hornbrook | Standard | 1,143 | $51,688 | 139.9 | 9.9% |
| 96057 | Mccloud | Standard | 1,025 | $50,179 | 399.7 | -23.0% |
| 96058 | Macdoel | Standard | 661 | $47,266 | 747.3 | -12.1% |
| 96039 | Happy Camp | Standard | 583 | $41,813 | 453.6 | -51.7% |
| 96038 | Grenada | Standard | 504 | $59,435 | 28.9 | -15.9% |
| 96050 | Klamath River | Standard | 413 | $40,909 | 330.0 | 1.2% |
| 96086 | Seiad Valley | Standard | 348 | $88,750 | 170.4 | -8.2% |
| 96034 | Gazelle | Standard | 332 | $73,750 | 159.2 | 16.5% |
| 96014 | Callahan | Standard | 307 | — | 152.2 | 102.0% |
| 95568 | Somes Bar | Standard | 223 | — | 262.7 | 137.2% |
| 96037 | Greenview | PO Box | 168 | $117,379 | 7.4 | -23.6% |
| 96085 | Scott Bar | Standard | 71 | $105,179 | 76.5 | 42.0% |
| 96031 | Forks Of Salmon | Standard | 66 | — | 360.7 | -60.0% |