Housing units in zip code 95959 with a mortgage: 3,106 (151 second mortgage, 777 home equity loan, 1,003 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,685
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,000
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $513
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
14.6%
Whole state:
14.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 95959: Marten Ranch (A), Chute Hill Campground (B), White Cloud Guard Station (C), Stockdale Ranch (D), Williams Ranch (E), CYA Camp (F), Tull Ranch (G), Rock Creek Trail Picnic Area (H), Columbia Hill CDF Fire Station (I), White Cloud Campground (J), White Cloud Picnic Area (K), Skillman Campground (L), B-Four Ranch (M), Badger Hill Diggings (N), Buck Ranch (O), Casci Ranch (P), Central House (Q), Cherokee Diggings (R), Fivemile House (S), Four-T Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 95959 include: First Methodist Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), Trinity Episcopal Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Banner Reservoir (A), Lake Vera (B), Blair Lake (C), Diggins Pond (D), Herring Reservoir (E), Scotts Flat Reservoir (F), Morris Reservoir (G), Deer Creek Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Deadman Creek (A), Fish Creek (B), Jefferson Creek (C), McKilligan Creek (D), Spring Creek (E), South Fork Poorman Creek (F), Gold Run (G), Rush Creek (H), Rock Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 95959 include: Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park (1), Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District (2), Nevada City Downtown Historic District (3), Pioneer Park (4), Rock Creek Nature Study Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 301
2000 to 2004: 664
1990 to 1999: 1,206
1980 to 1989: 1,377
1970 to 1979: 1,489
1960 to 1969: 685
1950 to 1959: 418
1940 to 1949: 344
1939 or earlier: 1,275
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 95959:
Less than $10,000: 50
$10,000 to $14,999: 116
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 152
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 35
$35,000 to $39,999: 342
$40,000 to $49,999: 13
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 371
$70,000 to $79,999: 1,362
$80,000 to $89,999: 15
$90,000 to $99,999: 48
$100,000 to $124,999: 125
$125,000 to $149,999: 32
$150,000 to $174,999: 82
$175,000 to $199,999: 110
$200,000 to $249,999: 250
$250,000 to $299,999: 380
$300,000 to $399,999: 1,078
$400,000 to $499,999: 764
$500,000 to $749,999: 1,180
$750,000 to $999,999: 1,038
$1,000,000 or more: 224
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 95959:
Less than $100: 4
$100 to $149: 287
$150 to $199: 475
$200 to $249: 214
$250 to $299: 115
$300 to $349: 1,469
$350 to $399: 310
$400 to $449: 45
$450 to $499: 12
$500 to $549: 170
$550 to $599: 116
$600 to $649: 264
$650 to $699: 499
$700 to $749: 37
$750 to $799: 82
$800 to $899: 577
$900 to $999: 164
$1,000 to $1,249: 431
$1,250 to $1,499: 771
$1,500 to $1,999: 149
$2,000 or more: 504
No cash rent: 93
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $508,099.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $493,475
Black or African American householders: $791,550
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $728,678
Asian householders: $452,314
Some other race householders: $377,004
Two or more races householders: $425,175
Hispanic or Latino householders: $442,815
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $467,919
95959:
$467,919
California:
$405,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $319,043 - $664,356
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $565,760
Here:
$565,760
State:
$541,062
Mobile homes: $124,648
Here:
$124,648
State:
$105,118
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,498
One, attached: 190
Two: 339
3 or 4: 470
5 to 9: 734
10 to 19: 65
20 to 49: 26
50 or more: 4,991
Mobile homes: 270
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 130
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 4,647 (74%)
Carpooled: 547 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 332 (5%)
Subway or elevated: 52 (1%)
Motorcycle: 208 (3%)
Bicycle: 717 (11%)
Walked: 240 (4%)
Other means: 1,446 (23%)
Worked at home: 747 (12%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 331
5 to 9 minutes: 1,306
10 to 14 minutes: 1,359
15 to 19 minutes: 1,030
20 to 24 minutes: 527
25 to 29 minutes: 214
30 to 34 minutes: 301
35 to 39 minutes: 87
40 to 44 minutes: 133
45 to 59 minutes: 262
60 to 89 minutes: 546
90 or more minutes: 238
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 16,998
In family households: 14,489 (3,720 male householders, 1,237 female householders)
4,007 spouses, 4,469 children (4,077 natural, 111 adopted, 281 stepchildren), 150 grandchildren, 99 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 259 other relatives, 488 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,509 (938 male householders (647 living alone)), 1,060 female householders (886 living alone)), 511 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 369 (284 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,562 2-persons, 848 3-persons, 543 4-persons, 288 5-persons, 115 6-persons, 542 7-or-more-persons
1,628 married couples with children.
2,592 single-parent households (772 men, 1,820 women).
96.5% of residents of 95959 zip code speak English at home.
40.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (10% very well, 44% well, 42% not well, 4% not at all).
15.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (34% very well, 50% well, 12% not well, 4% not at all).
6.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% very well, 19% well).
23.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 701 (4.6%) (67.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
4.6%
Whole state:
27.2%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (25%)
Canada (17%)
Mexico (9%)
Germany (7%)
Japan (6%)
Other Caribbean (6%)
Other Northern Europe (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 327
1990 to 1999: 58
1980 to 1989: 139
Before 1980: 409
Races in zip code 95959:
White population: 13,651 Black population: 1,905 American Indian population: 217 Asian population: 334 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 80 Some other race population: 75 Two or more races population: 459 Hispanic or Latino population: 926
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
HIGH COUNTRY TEK (208 GOLD FLAT CT, UNIT A in NEVADA CITY, CA)
STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-09-2003-0048, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS Business NAICS classification: BARE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURING.
3 R COMMUNITY DAY (13061 NEVADA CITY HWY. in NEVADA CITY, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6116784 Organizations: NEVADA CO. OFFICE OF EDUCATION (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
EMPIRE CONTINUATION HIGH (11425 CONSERVATION ROAD in NEVADA CITY, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2932507 Organizations: NEVADA JOINT UNION HIGH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FOREST SCHOOL INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM (18847 OAK TREE ROAD in NEVADA CITY, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6118996 Organizations: TWIN RIDGES ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
GOLD RUN ELEMENTARY (470 SEARLS AVE. in NEVADA CITY, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6109391 Organizations: NEVADA CITY ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
GRIZZLY HILL (16661 OLD MILL ROAD in NEVADA CITY, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6089403 Organizations: TWIN RIDGES ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NEVADA CITY CHARTER (ALTER.) (700 HOOVER LANE in NEVADA CITY, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6112593 Organizations: NEVADA CITY ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NEVADA CITY ELEMENTARY (505 MAIN ST. in NEVADA CITY, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6027130
NEVADA CITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (CHARTER) (13032 BITNEY SPRINGS ROAD in NEVADA CITY, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6111413 Organizations: TWIN RIDGES ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CASCADE SHORES WWTP (14326 GAS CANYON ROAD in NEVADA CITY, CA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: NEVADA CO SAN DIST NO 1 (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CASCADE SHORES WATER CO, NEVADA CO SAN DIST NO 1
GRASS VALLEY GROUP INCORPORATED (104 NEW MOHAWK RD. in NEVADA CITY, CA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Organizations: TEKTRONIX (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DON WALCUTT (CONTACT/OWNER)
NEVADA CITY WWTP (650 JORDAN STREET in NEVADA CITY, CA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: NEVADA CITY, CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NEVADA CITY, CITY OF, NEVADA CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
CALIF DEPT FORESTRY (10242 RIDGE RD in NEVADA CITY, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPT FORESTRY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
Utility gas (33%)
Wood (20%)
Electricity (8%)
Other fuel (2%)
Solar energy (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Population in 1990: 16,670. Population change in the 1990s: +597 (+3.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,523
Northeast: 933
Midwest: 1,892
South: 916
West: 1,496
58% of the 95959 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in California.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 706
Here:
31.9%
California:
8.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 323
Here:
24.3%
California:
7.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 652
Here:
50.7%
California:
15.6%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
TELESTREAM, INC (848 GOLD FLAT RD # 1 in NEVADA CITY, CA; small business) : $958,169 in 23 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne, Video Recording and Reproducing Equipment, Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, ADP Software, and moreby Department of Defense, Navy, American Forces Information Service, Air Force, and others Signed by year:2000: $324,984; 2001: $297,902; 2002: $202,060; 2003: $27,082; 2004: $13,813; 2005: $38,453; 2006: $53,875.
Biggest contracts:
$94,787 with Department of Defense for Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne. Signed on 2000-04-11. Completion date: 2000-05-18.
$94,787, same as above.Signed on 2000-04-11. Completion date: 2000-05-18.
$81,246, same as above.Signed on 2001-09-21. Completion date: 2001-10-05.
$81,246, same as above.Signed on 2001-07-18. Completion date: 2001-07-17.
COUNTY OF NEVADA (950 MAIDU AVE in NEVADA CITY, CA) : $31,262 in 8 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Legal Services, Other Professional Services, Guard Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $4,349; 2005: $17,942; 2006: $8,971.
Biggest contracts:
$8,971 with Army for Legal Services. Signed on 2006-04-27. Completion date: 2006-09-03.
$8,971 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-04-19. Completion date: 2005-09-04.
$8,971 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-04-19. Completion date: 2005-09-04.
$8,971 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2004-06-22. Completion date: 2004-09-05.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: