Zip lookup · CA

96020
Chester, California.

Chester, Plumas County, CA · Susanville, CA metro · population 2,222

What it costs per month · 96020 $1,814/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$870 (+92%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Down $277 -0%
$345,904$345,627 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $23,023 +7%
$322,604$345,627 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 96020 $1,814 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 96020$1,814
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 50 years.

Typical home values in zip 96020 fell 0.1% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Plumas County, CA 100% · Shasta County, CA 0%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Chester, CA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $345,627 as of Sep 2026
-0.1%year on year

Typical home value — 96020

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 96020 $345,627 Susanville $230,832 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 96020$345,627
  • Susanville$230,832
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.