Noise Levels in 93553, CA | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
46 dBA
Average noise across 93553
Quiet suburban street at night
303
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
19% of 93553 residents
81 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across 93553 at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 303 93553 residents, or 18.9%, live above that level. By land area, 13.5% of 93553 is above 55 dBA.
86.5% below 55 dBA
13.5% above 55 dBA
See how noise in 93553 compares to similar-sized zip codes.
Noise by Part of 93553
Average noise levels for 93553 residents, grouped by direction from the center of 93553. The highest population-weighted average is in northern 93553; the lowest is in southern 93553, where just 0% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in the loudest section.
Northern 93553
47.0 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Northeastern 93553
45.7 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Southern 93553
37.6 dBA · Quiet
Soft rainfall
To the human ear, noise in northern 93553 sounds about 92% louder than in southern 93553, a 9.4 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from do you need to be?
produces an estimated 81 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a quiet office.
At source
81 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
68 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
330 ft
61 dBA
Busy restaurant
660 ft
54 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
¼ mile
47 dBA
Quiet office
½ mile
39 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 0% of 93553 sits under tree canopy (much lighter than most zip codes) and roughly 5% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
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Rail Noise
Active freight rail runs through parts of 93553. For most blocks the rail-only contribution is small. Combined road-plus-rail noise rarely exceeds road noise on its own. The exceptions are the handful of blocks within roughly a quarter mile of the right-of-way during pass-through hours.
Use the Rail toggle on the map above to isolate rail's contribution from road and aviation.
How Noise Is Distributed Across 93553
The bar chart below shows the share of 93553 residents in each noise band. About 88% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 2% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How 93553 Compares
93553 sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how 93553's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with 93544, 91008, 92372, and 93516.
Average noise level (dBA)
93553's 45.7 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. California as a whole averages 54.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than 93553 because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 18.9% of 93553 residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's more than any of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 13.5% of 93553's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a California average of 36.0% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to 93553
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 0% of 93553 is under tree cover (much lighter than most zip codes), and the dominant land cover is shrub / scrub. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
