Butte County, California Zip Codes

    📍 Butte County has 24 zip codes with a population of 213,308.

    County
    Butte
    County Seat
    Chico
    Zip Codes
    24
    Population
    213,308

    Butte County is located in California with a land area of 1,564 square miles. The county seat is Chico. Below you'll find all 24 zip codes in Butte County with population, income and home value, the county's affordability profile, and links to its 15 city pages.

    Population and demographic data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates. ZIP code routing data sourced from the United States Postal Service (USPS).

    All Butte County Zip Codes

    ZIP CodeCityDetails
    95914BangorView →
    95916Berry CreekView →
    95917BiggsView →
    95926ChicoView →
    95927ChicoView →
    95928ChicoView →
    95929ChicoView →
    95930Clipper MillsView →
    95938DurhamView →
    95940Feather FallsView →
    95941ForbestownView →
    95942Forest RanchView →
    95948GridleyView →
    95954MagaliaView →
    95958NelsonView →
    95965OrovilleView →
    95966OrovilleView →
    95967ParadiseView →
    95968PalermoView →
    95969ParadiseView →
    95973ChicoView →
    95974RichvaleView →
    95976ChicoView →
    95978Stirling CityView →

    Butte County at a Glance

    Residents (ZIPs with data)
    213,308
    Median household income
    $63,187
    Median home value
    $321,900
    Price-to-income ratio
    5.3
    Median rent
    $1,158
    Owner-occupied
    73%
    Bachelor's degree+
    21%
    Poverty rate
    14.2%

    Butte County has 24 ZIP codes in this directory: 18 standard delivery ZIPs and 6 PO Box or unique ZIPs that carry no resident population in Census data. The 15 ZIPs with published Census housing data cover 213,308 residents, the largest being 95926 (Chico) with 42,362 people.

    The median ZIP in Butte County has a household income of $63,187 and a home value of $321,900, a price-to-income ratio of 5.3, below the 6.7 California ZIP median. Affordability ranges from 95968 in Palermo at a ratio of 2.9 to 95938 in Durham, where the median home is $543,700. The highest median income is in 95942 (Forest Ranch) at $147,009. Median rent across these ZIPs is $1,158 a month.

    73% of households in the typical Butte County ZIP own their home (statewide ZIP median 64%). 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 31% statewide median. The median poverty rate is 14.2%, above the 10.8% statewide ZIP median. Overall density is about 136 residents per square mile across 1,564 square miles of ZIP land area.

    Medians are taken across the ZIP codes listed below (each ZIP weighted equally); PO Box and no-data ZIPs are excluded. Definitions on the methodology page; statewide comparisons in the 2026 California ZIP Code Affordability Report.

    Butte County Zip Code Map

    Interactive map of Butte County, California zip codes.

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