Vehicles by fuel type, Chico ZIP codes
76,270 light-duty vehicles registered in Chico ZIP codes (2025-12-31). 1,700 of them fully battery-electric.
Registered light-duty vehicles in Chico's ZIP codes by fuel type, from the DMV's yearly snapshot. Each row is one ZIP code on one date.
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76,270light-duty vehicles registered in Chico ZIP codes (2025-12-31)
1,700of them fully battery-electric
3.3%plug-in share (battery-electric plus plug-in hybrid)
4,971gasoline hybrids
192battery-electric vehicles in the same ZIPs in 2018
The records
| As of | ZIP code | Light vehicles | Gasoline | Hybrid | Battery electric | Plug-in hybrid | Plug-in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 95926 (central/west Chico) | 22,334 | 18,415 | 1,602 | 443 | 243 | 3.1% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 95928 (south/east Chico) | 24,418 | 19,707 | 1,612 | 639 | 268 | 3.7% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 95929 (PO boxes) | 84 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 95973 (north Chico) | 29,434 | 23,822 | 1,756 | 618 | 298 | 3.1% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 95926 (central/west Chico) | 22,469 | 18,853 | 1,333 | 361 | 213 | 2.6% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 95928 (south/east Chico) | 24,084 | 19,764 | 1,393 | 496 | 231 | 3.0% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 95929 (PO boxes) | 82 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 95973 (north Chico) | 29,375 | 24,200 | 1,455 | 505 | 261 | 2.6% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 95926 (central/west Chico) | 22,704 | 19,278 | 1,213 | 276 | 182 | 2.0% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 95928 (south/east Chico) | 24,503 | 20,360 | 1,225 | 397 | 213 | 2.5% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 95929 (PO boxes) | 86 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 95973 (north Chico) | 29,334 | 24,478 | 1,248 | 384 | 230 | 2.1% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 95926 (central/west Chico) | 22,043 | 19,024 | 1,086 | 205 | 144 | 1.6% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 95928 (south/east Chico) | 23,437 | 19,779 | 1,104 | 263 | 176 | 1.9% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 95929 (PO boxes) | 64 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 95973 (north Chico) | 27,982 | 23,674 | 1,084 | 239 | 178 | 1.5% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 95926 (central/west Chico) | 23,138 | 20,193 | 1,061 | 144 | 116 | 1.1% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 95928 (south/east Chico) | 24,120 | 20,660 | 1,013 | 187 | 157 | 1.4% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 95929 (PO boxes) | 71 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 95973 (north Chico) | 28,821 | 24,621 | 1,010 | 173 | 147 | 1.1% |
| Jan 1, 2021 | 95926 (central/west Chico) | 22,266 | 19,440 | 999 | 107 | 97 | 0.9% |
| Jan 1, 2021 | 95928 (south/east Chico) | 23,348 | 20,033 | 922 | 138 | 121 | 1.1% |
| Jan 1, 2021 | 95929 (PO boxes) | 69 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 1, 2021 | 95973 (north Chico) | 27,751 | 23,750 | 903 | 109 | 115 | 0.8% |
| Jan 1, 2020 | 95926 (central/west Chico) | 24,450 | 21,548 | 919 | 81 | 87 | 0.7% |
| Jan 1, 2020 | 95928 (south/east Chico) | 25,883 | 22,485 | 848 | 101 | 105 | 0.8% |
| Jan 1, 2020 | 95929 (PO boxes) | 101 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 1, 2020 | 95973 (north Chico) | 30,097 | 26,060 | 833 | 76 | 101 | 0.6% |
| Oct 1, 2018 | 95926 (central/west Chico) | 23,091 | 20,501 | 824 | 59 | 63 | 0.5% |
| Oct 1, 2018 | 95928 (south/east Chico) | 24,793 | 21,537 | 845 | 65 | 79 | 0.6% |
| Oct 1, 2018 | 95929 (PO boxes) | 113 | 66 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 23% |
| Oct 1, 2018 | 95973 (north Chico) | 28,571 | 24,812 | 759 | 42 | 66 | 0.4% |
ZIP codes do not follow city limits: 95926, 95928 and 95973 include some homes outside Chico. 95929 is PO boxes. Light-duty only (cars, SUVs, pickups).