Fort Dick is a community in Del Norte County, California, home to about 1,365 people across 3.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95538, and parts of 95531 are in Fort Dick too.
Homes sold for a median of $247 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
All in Fort Dick
Mostly Crescent City; part is in Fort Dick
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fort Dick. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Sacramento International Airport (SMF)255 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Jack Mc Namara Field Airport (CEC)6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Sacramento, CA266 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA623 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fort Dick; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 985th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Del Norte County grew from 2,408 residents in 1900 to 27,743 in 2020.
Del Norte County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 66°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 71.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Crescent City 3 Nnw, CA weather station (4 miles away).
4,461 jobs at 431 businesses in Del Norte County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Crescent City, Bertsch-Oceanview and Hiouchi.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.