| ZIP Codes: | 13 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 530 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:31 PM |
| Population: | 55,962 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 06103 |
| CBSA: | Red Bluff, CA |
| Land Area: | 1,941 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.1074, -122.0811 |
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55,962 residents live across 13 ZIPs covering 1,941 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 53,770 to 55,508 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.2% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 96090 (Tehama, $70,893 median) and poorest ZIP 96092 (Vina, $40,855) are 7.9 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.5× across this county — from $116,900 in 96092 (Vina) to $406,700 in 96059 (Manton).
Density varies 614× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 96059 (Manton) to 5,140 in 96090 (Tehama).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.5% bachelor's+ in 96059 (Manton) to 29.4% in 96092 (Vina) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within California, this is the #42 most populous of 58 counties and ranks #55 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,750 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,738 of 38,006 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96080 | Red Bluff | Standard | 31,554 | $66,076 | 897.7 | 14.1% |
| 96021 | Corning | Standard | 14,812 | $59,592 | 269.8 | -8.1% |
| 96055 | Los Molinos | Standard | 3,473 | $59,798 | 188.2 | -15.2% |
| 96035 | Gerber | Standard | 3,326 | $49,760 | 42.8 | -7.7% |
| 96059 | Manton | Standard | 826 | — | 98.6 | 16.2% |
| 96078 | Proberta | PO Box | 454 | — | 1.1 | — |
| 96090 | Tehama | PO Box | 366 | $70,893 | 0.1 | -7.8% |
| 96092 | Vina | PO Box | 327 | $40,855 | 0.8 | 18.1% |
| 96074 | Paskenta | PO Box | 290 | $51,346 | 27.8 | 45.7% |
| 96075 | Paynes Creek | Standard | 221 | — | 142.2 | -28.2% |
| 96063 | Mineral | PO Box | 133 | — | 43.2 | -40.1% |
| 96029 | Flournoy | Standard | 121 | $85,682 | 17.7 | -26.7% |
| 96061 | Mill Creek | Standard | 59 | — | 210.9 | 210.5% |