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Ruth ZIP codes, California

No ZIP code is named for Ruth, CA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 95552. Its area code is 707.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
480
Area code
707

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Ruth itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Mad River (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Ruth in numbers

About 480 people live in Ruth, in 158 households. The median household income is $78,247 a year, 21% below the California median of $99,122 (US: $80,734). The median age is 57.5; 3.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.1% across California).

Population480Ruth480
Households158Ruth158
Median age57.5Ruth57.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$78,247Ruth$78,247California$99,122US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher3.2%Ruth3.2%California37.1%US 35.7%
Population density12 / sq miRuth12 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Ruth

These ZIP codes cover part of Ruth but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Ruth
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
95552 Mad River , CA Standard 586 $77,796 —

Map of Ruth ZIP codes

95552

The ZIP codes of Ruth, 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 Ruth

The nearest larger towns are Hayfork (2,537 people, 23 mi), Miranda (513 people, 25 mi) and Garberville (1,415 people, 27 mi).

Towns near Ruth
TownPopulationDistance
Hayfork 2,537 22.8 mi

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