ZIP Code 96039

Somes Bar, in ZIP code 96039, sits in working-class territory: a median household income of $41,813 and per-capita income of $26,049 fall well below statewide norms. Homes here carry a median value of $169,700, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.64% works out to a comparatively gentle annual bill on that value. Sales tax runs 7.25% on purchases. Together these figures describe a rural area where wages stay low, housing costs remain restrained, and the tax structure leans on consumption rather than property ownership to fund local services.