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Big Sur, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Big Sur, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,369. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BIG-SUR-CA · Big Sur, CA 1 ZIPs · 1,369 pop · #10499/25278 · Monterey County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-RENT · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $76,542
  • RANK-MID #10499/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ King City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-RENT 37% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,369
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $1,906,300

Nearest income peer: King City, CA ( $965 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Big Sur

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Big Sur on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Big Sur, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,369
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,542
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 93920 (1,369 residents). Household income $76,542 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (36.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,116 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Byron is the closest lower-income city and Ahwahnee the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Big Sur.

Population concentration

Big Sur's single ZIP 93920 carries the town

Big Sur is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 93920 is the entire residential footprint (1,369 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Big Sur's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 46 establishments, 1,110 employees , annual payroll $59,688k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93920 (46 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (17) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Big Sur, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Monterey County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Big Sur. See the Monterey County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Monterey County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Big Sur, Salinas, Seaside and Monterey among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Carmel Valley marks the far end of that range at $148,563, 94% above Big Sur.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93920 1,369 $76,542 46 1
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Big Sur roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Big Sur, .