PlainZIP

Palo Alto, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palo Alto, CA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 92,558. 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 PALO-ALTO-CA · Palo Alto, CA 4 ZIPs · 92,558 pop · #319/25278 · Santa Clara County and San Mateo County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $189,439
  • RANK-TOP #319/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mountain View
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 47% owners
  • POP-SMALL 92,558
  • SPREAD-MOD 94303→94301
  • HOME-TOP $1,956,551

Nearest income peer: Mountain View, CA (+ $440 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 Palo Alto

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

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
92,558
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$189,439
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 4 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $189,439 and home value $1,956,551 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 73.5%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (46.6%) for this income tier, rent $3,142 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Calabasas is the closest lower-income city and Knightsen the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Palo Alto.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Palo Alto differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Palo Alto. ZIP 94303 reports $151,609 in median household income, while ZIP 94301 reports $242,006. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.6×

94303 to 94301

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

94303 to 94304

Poverty-rate spread
3.1 points

94301 to 94306

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

Lead ZIP 94303 skews compact Palo Alto

In this 4-ZIP cluster, 94303 covers about 49% of Palo Alto's 92,558 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Palo Alto

Citywide ZBP: 3,805 establishments, 116,564 employees , annual payroll $25,009,042k (~41 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94301 (1,254 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (969) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Palo Alto, CA

These ZIP codes straddle Santa Clara County and San Mateo County, so county-level figures split Palo Alto between several administrative records. See the Santa Clara County roll-up →

Palo Alto sits in the upper half of Santa Clara County and San Mateo County on income: San Jose, Sunnyvale and San Mateo report less, while Cupertino reports more. Daly City marks the far end of that range at $125,011, 34% below Palo Alto.

Side-by-side: Compare 94303 vs 94306 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
94303 45,467 $151,609 989 2,204
94306 26,469 $210,000 1,079 2,437
94301 16,995 $242,006 1,254 2,767
94304 3,627 $154,141 483 215
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Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto, .