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Sacramento County · California

ZIP code 95820

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 95820 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
35,359

ZCTA residents

Median income
$69,905

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$394,300

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
8.75%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 95820 sits in Sacramento County, California and is home to 35,359 people. Median household income is $69,905, the median home is worth $394,300 and median gross rent is $1,646. 57.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8.75% combined.

County
Sacramento County

FIPS 06067

State
California (CA)

1,803 ZIPs covered

Area codes
530, 916

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Sacramento

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 95820

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

Population
35,359ZIP 95820 residents
Median household income
$69,905Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$394,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,646Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
57.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 95820

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
8.75%Sacramento jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$9Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$88Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Sacramento rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

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

Rent burden
28%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
5.6×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$2,046/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
17.2%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 95820 compares

ZIP 95820 against the median ZIP in Sacramento County and across California.

MeasureZIP 95820County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$69,905$89,294$89,916-22%
Median home value$394,300$500,700$628,900-37%
Median gross rent$1,646$1,691$1,851-11%
Population35,35931,37015,085+134%

Medians are computed across the 55 ZIP areas in Sacramento County and the 1803 ZIP areas in California.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1803 California ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 27% of 1,593 state ZIPs

#1,160
Home value

above 26% of 1,597 state ZIPs

#1,189
Population

larger than 73% of 1,803 state ZIPs

#480

Comparable ZIP codes

California ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
93274Tulare County$69,905$300,900$1,334
96032Siskiyou County$69,953$292,800$1,168
92021San Diego County$69,979$572,000$1,818
96114Lassen County$70,000$297,900$1,336
95482Mendocino County$70,063$473,000$1,335
95321Tuolumne County$69,679$377,100$1,463

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Sacramento County.

ZIP 95820 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 95820?
ZIP 95820 lies mostly in Sacramento 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 95820?
Purchases are taxed at 8.75% combined, built from the Sacramento jurisdiction stack.
Is 95820 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,646 a month, about 28% of median household income, and the median home is worth $394,300-37% 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 95820, 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.