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Alpine County · California

ZIP code 95646

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 95646 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
406

ZCTA residents

Median income
$145,341

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$568,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7.25%

California state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 95646 sits in Alpine County, California and is home to 406 people. Median household income is $145,341, the median home is worth $568,200 and median gross rent is . 81.7% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7.25% (California state rate).

County
Alpine County

FIPS 06003

State
California (CA)

1,803 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 95646

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
406ZIP 95646 residents
Median household income
$145,341Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$568,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
81.7%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 95646

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
7.25%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$73Before any exemptions

California levies 7.25% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.9×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$2,948/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
17.7%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 95646 compares

ZIP 95646 against the median ZIP in Alpine County and across California.

MeasureZIP 95646County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$145,341$100,909$89,916+62%
Median home value$568,200$481,300$628,900-10%
Median gross rent$1,527$1,851
Population4061,27315,085-97%

Medians are computed across the 3 ZIP areas in Alpine County and the 1803 ZIP areas in California.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1803 California ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 88% of 1,593 state ZIPs

#198
Home value

above 43% of 1,597 state ZIPs

#916
Population

larger than 14% of 1,803 state ZIPs

#1,555

Comparable ZIP codes

California ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
92210Riverside County$145,313$1,002,200$1,029
94122San Francisco County$145,717$1,507,100$2,720
95672El Dorado County$145,769$707,600$2,160
92620Orange County$144,572$1,204,100$3,125
92508Riverside County$144,485$656,800$2,560
92075San Diego County$146,210$1,937,900$2,996

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Alpine County.

ZIP 95646 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 95646?
ZIP 95646 lies mostly in Alpine County, California. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 95646?
California charges 7.25% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 95646 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth $568,200-10% against the typical California ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95646, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.