SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of ~~the~~ The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 1527, 2004

HUMBOLDT BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


California	0-27784	93-1175446

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2998 Douglas Blvd., Suite 330, Roseville, California 95661; 916-677-1133 (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

(916) 783-2812 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 5. Other events and Required FD Disclosure. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits SIGNATURE EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT 99.1


	Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
	Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT 99.1

Item 5. Other events and Required FD Disclosure.

The registrant is filing the consolidated audited financial statements of California Independent Bancorp and Subsidiaries, including the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

~~a. Financial Statements of Business Acquired Not applicable b. Pro Forma Financial Information Not applicable~~ (c. ) Exhibits

99.1 ~~Financial~~Press ~~Statements~~release dated April 27, 2004, which is furnished as part of ~~California~~this ~~Independent~~Report ~~Bancorp~~on ~~and~~Form ~~Subsidiaries~~8-K.

~~Table~~Item 12. Results of ~~Contents~~Operations and Financial Condition

~~SIGNATURE~~The purpose of this current report on Form 8-K is to disclose that Humboldt Bancorp issued a press release on April 27, 2004 announcing its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

~~Pursuant~~The information in this current report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, is furnished pursuant to Item 12 and shall not be deemed “filed” for the ~~requirements~~purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~the~~as amended, or otherwise ~~registrant~~subject ~~has~~to ~~duly~~the ~~caused~~liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this current report toon beForm ~~signed~~8-K, onincluding ~~its~~the ~~behalf~~exhibit, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the ~~undersigned~~Securities ~~hereunto~~Act ~~duly~~of ~~authorized~~1933, as amended.

Dated: April 15, 2004	HUMBOLDT BANCORP, a California Corporation
	/s/ Patrick J. Rusnak
	Patrick J. Rusnak
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

~~Table of Contents~~SIGNATURE

~~EXHIBIT~~ Pursuant ~~INDEX~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

99.1 Financial Statements of California Independent Bancorp and Subsidiaries


Dated: April 27, 2004		HUMBOLDT BANCORP,
		a California Corporation


		/s/ Patrick J. Rusnak Patrick J. Rusnak
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated April 27, 2004, which is furnished as part of this Report on Form 8-K.

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