Area data
Tecopa, CA — ZIP 92389
Population: 201 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with avalanche, heatwave, earthquake the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 10.7% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.7 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- avalanche, heatWave, earthquake
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- avalanche: Very High · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively High · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 74% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 45.4%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 79.0°F
- Average high
- 93.0°F
- Average low
- 66.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 1.9 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9a (extreme annual low 20 to 25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 61
- Days with Good air quality
- 90
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 246
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 7
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 1,322
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Death Valley National Park (11 mi)
- National parks include
- Death Valley National Park, Manzanar National Historic Site
- Airports within 30 mi
- 6
- Nearest airport
- Stovepipe Wells Airport (4 mi)
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,977
- Housing built before 1970
- 38.2%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 19.1%
- Median annual property tax
- $406
- Mean commute to work
- 20 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 3.6%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,377
- Average weekly wage
- $935
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 13
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 92389?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: avalanche, heatWave, earthquake.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 92389?
- Risk to homes is higher than 74% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 92389?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 92389?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 92389?
- Moderate. Median AQI: 61. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 92389?
- Regional Price Parity: 110.7 (100 = US average) (High) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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