PlainZIP

Pacifica, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pacifica, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 37,296. 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 PACIFICA-CA · Pacifica, CA 1 ZIPs · 37,296 pop · #640/25278 · San Mateo County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $160,408
  • RANK-TOP #640/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Millbrae
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-SMALL 37,296
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $1,249,800

Nearest income peer: Millbrae, CA (+ $3,068 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 Pacifica

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pacifica 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, Pacifica, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
37,296
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$160,408
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 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $160,408 and home value $1,249,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 48.9%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pacifica as a pure owner town.

Within California, Yorba Linda is the closest lower-income city and Olympic Valley the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pacifica.

Population concentration

Pacifica's single ZIP 94044 carries the town

Pacifica is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 94044 is the entire residential footprint (37,296 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Pacifica's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 637 establishments, 4,375 employees , annual payroll $229,602k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94044 (637 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (114) · also Accommodation and food services · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Pacifica, CA

These ZIP codes sit in San Mateo County, which covers 30 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pacifica. See the San Mateo County roll-up →

Pacifica lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing San Mateo County: San Mateo, Redwood City and Burlingame earn more and Daly City, Palo Alto and South San Francisco earn less. San Carlos marks the far end of that range at $240,074, 50% above Pacifica.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
94044 37,296 $160,408 637 981
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Pacifica 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 Pacifica, .