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Rail Road Flat ZIP code, California

The ZIP code for Rail Road Flat, CA is 95248, and its area code is 209.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
498
Area code
209

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Rail Road Flat itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, West Point (7.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Rail Road Flat uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Rail Road Flat in numbers

About 498 people live in Rail Road Flat, in 183 households. The median household income is $87,951 a year, 11% below the California median of $99,122 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $426,100 (42% below the California median), and median gross rent is $914 a month. The median age is 44.5; 14.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.1% across California); the average commute takes 45 minutes.

Population498Rail Road Flat498
Households183Rail Road Flat183
Median age44.5Rail Road Flat44.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$87,951Rail Road Flat$87,951California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$426,100Rail Road Flat$426,100California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$914Rail Road Flat$914California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%Rail Road Flat14.0%California37.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute45.0 minRail Road Flat45.0 minCalifornia28.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density29 / sq miRail Road Flat29 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Rail Road Flat CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Rail Road Flat

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Rail Road Flat
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
95248 Rail Road Flat , CA Standard 60 — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Rail Road Flat

These ZIP codes cover part of Rail Road Flat but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Rail Road Flat
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
95245 Mokelumne Hill , CA Standard 2,727 $84,405 $482,000

Map of Rail Road Flat ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Rail Road Flat, CA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Rail Road Flat

The nearest larger towns are Wilseyville (798 people, 4.4 mi), West Point (909 people, 4.9 mi) and Red Corral (1,096 people, 6.1 mi).

Towns near Rail Road Flat
TownPopulationDistance
Pine Grove 3,040 7.4 mi
Buckhorn 3,504 8.3 mi
San Andreas 2,979 11.9 mi
Jackson 5,048 12.1 mi
Sutter Creek 2,702 14.0 mi
Angels 3,716 18.3 mi
Ione 9,156 21.6 mi
Rancho Calaveras 7,131 21.9 mi
Phoenix Lake 4,794 25.9 mi
Sonora 4,919 26.1 mi
Mono Vista 3,675 27.0 mi
Jamestown 3,265 27.2 mi
East Sonora 2,651 27.5 mi
Copperopolis 4,285 27.7 mi

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