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Federal Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Renewal Communities
According to the EDD, Federal Empowerment Zones (EZ), Enterprise Communities (EC), and Renewal Communities (RC) are areas characterized by high levels of poverty, unemployment and general distress. California has several EZs, ECs, and RCs, including certain communities within the following areas:
- Desert Communities
- Fresno
- Imperial County
- Los Angeles
- Orange Cove
- Parlier
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Santa Ana
To find out if an applicant's address is within an EZ, EC, or RC, contact the Housing and Urban Development Department at 1-800-998-9999 or use their address locator.
