Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 429 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,637
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 263 (98 now married, 165 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,636 (1,383 now married, 1,253 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 95540 with a mortgage: 2,234 (187 second mortgage, 494 home equity loan, 56 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,074
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,575 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $395
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2011:
This zip code:
17.2%
Whole state:
16.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2011:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 95540: City of Fortuna Wastewater Treatment Plant (A), Metropolitan (B), Redwood Empire Country Club (C), Fortuna Branch Humboldt County Library (D), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Humboldt Del Norte Unit (E), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Fortuna (F), Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department Campton Heights Station (G), Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 95540 include: Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Church (A), Wood Street Chapel (B), Saint Francis Episcopal Church (C), Rohnerville Assembly of God Church (D), Grace Chapel (E), Fortuna United Methodist Church (F), Fortuna Seventh Day Adventist Church (G), Fortuna Missionary Baptist Church (H), First Baptist Church of Fortuna (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Finch Creek (A), Jameson Creek (B), Strongs Creek (C), Rohner Creek (D), Van Duzen River (E), Palmer Creek (F), Barber Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2011 in zip code 95540:
Less than $10,000: 35
$10,000 to $14,999: 30
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 34
$25,000 to $29,999: 35
$30,000 to $34,999: 10
$35,000 to $39,999: 63
$40,000 to $49,999: 73
$50,000 to $59,999: 47
$60,000 to $69,999: 37
$70,000 to $79,999: 10
$80,000 to $89,999: 48
$90,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 66
$150,000 to $174,999: 80
$175,000 to $199,999: 99
$200,000 to $249,999: 418
$250,000 to $299,999: 570
$300,000 to $399,999: 846
$400,000 to $499,999: 271
$500,000 to $749,999: 327
$750,000 to $999,999: 155
$1,000,000 or more: 42
Rent paid by renters in 2011 in zip code 95540:
$150 to $199: 8
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 13
$300 to $349: 59
$350 to $399: 23
$400 to $449: 186
$450 to $499: 89
$500 to $549: 109
$550 to $599: 129
$600 to $649: 178
$650 to $699: 97
$700 to $749: 40
$750 to $799: 147
$800 to $899: 246
$900 to $999: 103
$1,000 to $1,249: 113
$1,250 to $1,499: 111
$1,500 to $1,999: 61
No cash rent: 38
Median gross rent in 2011: $813.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2011 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $314,445
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $333,759
Some other race householders: $250,378
Two or more races householders: $312,090
Hispanic or Latino householders: $273,932
Estimated median house or condo value in 2011: $298,900
95540:
$298,900
California:
$355,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $217,700 - $396,200
Mean price in 2011:
Detached houses: $388,211
Here:
$388,211
State:
$485,464
Mobile homes: $180,303
Here:
$180,303
State:
$90,543
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,828
One, attached: 179
Two: 162
3 or 4: 246
5 to 9: 308
10 to 19: 127
20 to 49: 56
50 or more: 137
Mobile homes: 433
Unemployment: 9.2%
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 3,481 (69%)
Carpooled: 702 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 174 (3%)
Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 91 (2%)
Walked: 295 (6%)
Other means: 21 (0%)
Worked at home: 285 (6%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 419
5 to 9 minutes: 1,085
10 to 14 minutes: 667
15 to 19 minutes: 485
20 to 24 minutes: 539
25 to 29 minutes: 278
30 to 34 minutes: 660
35 to 39 minutes: 71
40 to 44 minutes: 114
45 to 59 minutes: 203
60 to 89 minutes: 125
90 or more minutes: 134
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 99.1%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 13,217
In family households: 11,613 (2,150 male householders, 1,525 female householders)
2,811 spouses, 3,855 children (3,422 natural, 184 adopted, 251 stepchildren), 146 grandchildren, 71 brothers or sisters, 180 parents, 239 other relatives, 636 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,604 (694 male householders (549 living alone)), 697 female householders (675 living alone)), 213 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 247 (118 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,950 2-persons, 764 3-persons, 532 4-persons, 251 5-persons, 74 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,224 1-person, 167 2-persons
1,694 married couples with children.
1,315 single-parent households (223 men, 1,092 women).
88.5% of residents of 95540 zip code speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 23% well, 16% not well, 5% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% very well, 4% well, 33% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 875 (6.5%) (44.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
6.5%
Whole state:
27.0%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (45%)
Philippines (12%)
Canada (6%)
Vietnam (6%)
El Salvador (4%)
France (4%)
Fiji (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 252
1990 to 1999: 242
1980 to 1989: 120
Before 1980: 307
Races in zip code 95540:
White population: 10,414 Black population: 69 American Indian population: 405 Asian population: 116 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 9 Some other race population: 34 Two or more races population: 455 Hispanic or Latino population: 2,155
Most common first ancestries reported in 95540 (%):
Other groups (26%)
European (17%)
German (9%)
English (7%)
Irish (6%)
Italian (3%)
American (3%)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
HUMBOLDT CREAMERY ASSOCIATION (572 HIGHWAY 1 in FORTUNA, CA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-09-2000-0359, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-09-2003-0087, (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-09-2000-0359, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-09-2003-0087, COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: DRY, CONDENSED, AND EVAPORATED DAIRY PRODUCTS; ICE CREAM AND FROZEN DESSERTS; FLUID MILK Alternative names: HUMBOLDT CREAMERY FERNBRIDGE DIVISION
HUMBOLDT PRINTING (180 S FORTUNA BLVD in FORTUNA, CA)
STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
CAL TRANS FORTUNA MS (SMITH LANE in FORTUNA, CA)
STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Alternative names: CALTRANS DISTRICT 1
AMBROSINI (NORMAN G.) ELEMENTARY (3850 ROHNERVILLE ROAD in FORTUNA, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6008130 Organizations: ROHNERVILLE ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
EAST HIGH (CONT.) (392 16TH ST. in FORTUNA, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1233352 Organizations: FORTUNA UNION HIGH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FORTUNA MIDDLE SCHOOL (843 L ST. in FORTUNA, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6007868 Organizations: FORTUNA UNION ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FORTUNA UNION HIGH (379 12TH ST. in FORTUNA, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1233402
LITTLE LAKE INO (512 7TH ST in FORTUNA, CA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: MILLER SULLIVAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
EMPIRE EQUIPMENT COMPANY WEAVER EQUIPMENT COMPANY (20 DEPOT ROAD in FORTUNA, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: EMPIRE EQUIPMENT CO L P (CONTACT/OWNER)
FORTUNA BODY & PAINT (750 3RD ST in FORTUNA, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Organizations: GEORGE DOWNING (CONTACT/OWNER)
ALLAN MAKI DISPOSAL SITE (NE CORNER 12TH ST & KENMAR RD in FORTUNA, CA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
EEL RIVER DISPOSAL (965 RIVERWALK DRIVE in FORTUNA, CA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
FORTUNA DUMP (4498 MILL ST in FORTUNA, CA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 95540:
Holiday Inn Express, 1859 Alamar Way, Fortuna, CA 95540 , Phone: (707) 725-5500, Fax: (707) 725-2379
Super 8 Motel, Fortuna, 1805 Alamar Way, Fortuna, CA 95540 , Phone: (707) 725-2888
Best Western Country Inn, 2025 Riverwalk Dr, Fortuna, CA 95540 , Phone: (800) 679-7511
Best Western Country Inn, Riv Walk Dr, Fortuna, CA 95540 , Phone: (707) 725-6822, Fax: (707) 725-5270
Comfort Inn & Suites , 1583 Riverwalk Dr, Fortuna, CA 95540 , Phone: (707) 725-7025, Fax: (707) 725-7088
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (70%)
Wood (14%)
Electricity (8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
No fuel used (2%)
Population in 1990: 10,727. Population change in the 1990s: +1,505 (+14.0%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,681
Northeast: 387
Midwest: 870
South: 699
West: 906
56% of the 95540 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in California.
86% of the 95540 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54
Here:
3.7%
California:
8.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 84
Here:
10.4%
California:
7.7%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81
Here:
11.7%
California:
15.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
Architecture and engineering occupations: 250,001
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations: 64,712
Business and financial operations occupations: 64,432
Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors: 62,589
Life, physical, and social science occupations: 56,111
Law enforcement workers including supervisors: 54,750
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
HUMBOLDT CREAMERY ASSOCIATION (572 STATE HIGHWAY 1 in FORTUNA, CA; small business) : $274,496 in 5 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
Contracts for Non-Food Items For Resale, Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $174,430; 2006: $100,066.
Biggest contracts:
$100,066 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$79,219, same as above.Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$59,881 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$34,494, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
FOX WEATHER, LLC (662 MAIN STREET in FORTUNA, CA; small business) : $40,100 in 10 contractsfrom 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Weather Reporting/Observation Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $6,237; 2002: $4,320; 2003: $11,411; 2004: $11,888; 2005: $6,244; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$6,244 with Army for Weather Reporting/Observation Services. Signed on 2005-10-11. Completion date: 2005-12-02.
$5,944, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-06. Completion date: 2004-09-25.
$5,944 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Weather Reporting/Observation Services. Signed on 2004-10-06. Completion date: 2004-09-25.
$5,944 with Army for Weather Reporting/Observation Services. Signed on 2003-10-14. Completion date: 2004-09-25.
GARY HOWARD (No data from D and B in FORTUNA, CA; small business) : $18,731 in 2 contractsin 2002
$23,000 with Bureau of Land Management for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Taking place in OR. Signed on 2002-07-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
$-4,269, same as above.Signed on 2002-11-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
RADIOLABS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1402 STONEBRIDGE WAY in ROSEVILLE, CA; small business)
$3,869 with Army for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2005-02-17. Completion date: 2005-02-25.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
