County hub small town California

Stanislaus County, CA

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 25 ZIP codes inside Stanislaus County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
25
in this county
Total population
554,470
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
18
distinct city/town names
Avg density
685
people / sq mi
Avg median income
$80,266
household, ACS
Avg home value
$414,500
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Stanislaus County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
95355 Modesto 59,597 2,462 $80,266
95350 Modesto 55,097 2,408
95351 Modesto 49,149 2,134
95307 Ceres 47,666 561
95380 Turlock 45,576 228
95382 Turlock 37,296 1,316
95361 Oakdale 34,725 62
95356 Modesto 33,055 575
95358 Modesto 31,938 106
95363 Patterson 29,364 24
95354 Modesto 25,165 1,269
95367 Riverbank 25,037 1,841
95368 Salida 14,674 1,851
95357 Modesto 13,740 135
95360 Newman 13,551 85
95386 Waterford 10,371 42
95326 Hughson 10,254 149
95316 Denair 7,832 37
95328 Keyes 3,585 1,535
95319 Empire 1,658 254
95323 Hickman 1,489 18
95313 Crows Landing 1,250 11
95387 Westley 1,122 20
95385 Vernalis 660 10
95230 Farmington 619 2

About Stanislaus County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Stanislaus County in California contains roughly 25 ZIP codes spread across 18 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 554,470. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider California index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 685, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near $80,266, with average owner-occupied home values around $414,500; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Stanislaus County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Stanislaus County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.