Vina, CA
Tehama County · California · United States
Home to 511 people across 66.523 square miles.
At a glance
96092 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 96092 is
| Coordinates | 39.970579, -121.970304 |
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| Time zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| County | Tehama County |
| State | California (CA) |
| Land area | 66.523 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/Los_Angeles
Current weather
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| San Francisco, CA | 153.6 mi |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 457.6 mi |
| Seattle, WA | 527.9 mi |
| San Diego, CA | 568.0 mi |
People
Who lives in 96092
511 residents in 160 households, averaging 3.19 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 31.5% of residents, and 86.2% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 160 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 3.19 |
| Family households | 86.2% |
| Living alone | 13.8% |
| Median age | 54.5 years |
| Households with internet | 100.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 96092
The median household here earns $41,455 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 96092 ahead of 7% of American ZIP codes. 39.7% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $41,455 ±$22,408 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $25,486 |
| Poverty rate | 39.7% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5% |
| Labor force participation | 42.3% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 19.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 94.3% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 96092
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | 1982 |
| Housing units | 160 |
| Vacancy rate | 0.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 160 occupied units
| Owner households | 138 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 22 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 96092 commutes
52.6% of workers worked from home, and the average one-way trip takes 19.4 minutes. 52.6% work from home.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 19.4 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 96092
ZIP code 96092 is assigned to Vina, CA, and falls within Tehama County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 511 people live inside it.
At 8 residents per square mile spread over 66.523 square miles, 96092 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Household earnings are well below the national median. At $41,455, 96092 ranks among the lower-income postal codes, ahead of 7% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in Vina looks like
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 58.1% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1982, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.
The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 54.5 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 3.19 people on average, with 86.2% classified as family households.
Getting to work takes 19.4 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is worked from home at 52.6% of workers, while 52.6% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Vina, CA
96092 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.
For reference, San Francisco, CA is about 153.6 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 96092 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 96092 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 96092 offers a compact profile of Vina: 511 residents, a median household income of $41,455, 19.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 4.5%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 96092 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Vina may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 96092. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).