PlainZIP

Brea, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brea, CA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 39,146. 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 BREA-CA · Brea, CA 2 ZIPs · 39,146 pop · #946/25278 · Orange County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $146,765
  • RANK-TOP #946/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Mission Viejo
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-SMALL 39,146
  • SPREAD-MOD 92821→92823
  • HOME-TOP $986,600

Nearest income peer: Mission Viejo, CA ( $10,655 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 Brea

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Brea 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, Brea, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
39,146
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$146,765
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.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $146,765 and home value $986,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 57.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Brea as a pure owner town.

Within California, Laguna Beach is the closest lower-income city and Rescue the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brea.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Brea differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Brea: $123,629 in ZIP 92821 to $169,900 in 92823. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

92821 to 92823

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

92821 to 92823

Poverty-rate spread
3.6 points

92821 to 92823

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 92821 swallows Brea's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 92821 still holds about 91% of Brea's 39,146 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Brea

Citywide ZBP: 2,518 establishments, 58,539 employees , annual payroll $4,689,465k (~64 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92821 (2,393 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (329) · also Wholesale trade · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Brea, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Orange County, which covers 88 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Brea. See the Orange County roll-up →

No other city sharing Orange County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Brea. Anaheim, Santa Ana and Irvine sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Westminster marks the far end of that range at $85,585, 42% below Brea.

Side-by-side: Compare 92821 vs 92823 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
92821 35,533 $123,629 2,393 1,299
92823 3,613 $169,900 125 129
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Brea 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 Brea, .