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Compton, CA ZIP Codes

5 ZIP codes use the postal name Compton, California (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 3 residential and 2 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $72,937 in 90221 to $82,335 in 90220 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Compton's most populous ZIP code is 90221, with 50,659 people (ACS 2020-2024); 60% of its land is in the city of Compton.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Compton's ZIP codes?

90220: $82k median household income90221: $73k median household income90222: $78k median household income90221902209022290220: $82k median household income90221: $73k median household income90222: $78k median household income90221902209022290220: $82k median household income90221: $73k median household income90222: $78k median household income902219022090222
The 3 residential ZIP codes named Compton, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Compton's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 90220 ($82,335), the lowest in 90221 ($72,937). Home values run from $554,900 in 90220 to $580,500 in 90222.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 3 residential ZIP codes of Compton

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Compton, CA, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
90221 Los Angeles County 50,659 9,414 $73k $575k
90220 Los Angeles County 48,354 6,990 $82k $555k
90222 Los Angeles County 32,340 11,947 $78k $581k

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Compton

2 ZIP codes named Compton have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Compton, CA: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
90223Los Angeles County
90224Los Angeles County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Compton's ZIP codes reach?

Compton's residential ZIP codes lie in Los Angeles County.

Which places do Compton's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Compton's residential ZIP codes cover Compton itself and 3 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

  • West Rancho Dominguez census-designated 90220, 90222
  • East Rancho Dominguez census-designated 90221
  • Willowbrook census-designated 90222

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Compton's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Compton starts with 902.

Three-digit prefixes of Compton's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Compton's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
902 Los Angeles, CA (SCF 900) 5 50

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.