Portola Valley, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Portola Valley, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,534. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet PORTOLA-VALLEY-CA · Portola Valley, CA 1 ZIPs · 6,534 pop · #96/25278 · San Mateo County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $250,001
- RANK-TOP #96/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over San Carlos
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 82% owners
- POP-TOWN 6,534
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-TOP $2,000,001
Nearest income peer: San Carlos, CA ( $9,927 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 Portola Valley
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Portola Valley on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Daly City · lowest
Daly City · lowest
$125,011 median HH income
- Burlingame · near
Burlingame · near
$196,882 median HH income
- Belmont · near
Belmont · near
$203,965 median HH income
- Menlo Park · near
Menlo Park · near
$216,601 median HH income
- San Carlos · near
San Carlos · near
$240,074 median HH income
- Portola Valley · this city · highest
Portola Valley · this city · highest
$250,001 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Portola Valley, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 1%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 6,534
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $250,000+
- 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 $250,000+ and home value $2,000,000+ should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 82.9%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Portola Valley as a pure owner town.
Within California, Belvedere Tiburon is the closest lower-income city by average ZIP household income. Its 1 ZIP footprint is the immediate statewide comparison for Portola Valley.
Population concentration
Portola Valley's single ZIP 94028 carries the town
Portola Valley is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 94028 is the entire residential footprint (6,534 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 Portola Valley's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 210 establishments, 1,822 employees , annual payroll $140,292k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94028 (210 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (55) · also Real estate and rental and leasing · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Portola Valley, CA
These ZIP codes sit in San Mateo County, which covers 30 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Portola Valley. See the San Mateo County roll-up →
No other city sharing San Mateo County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Portola Valley. San Mateo, Daly City and Redwood City sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Daly City marks the far end of that range at $125,011, 50% below Portola Valley.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94028 | 6,534 | $250,000+ | 210 | 166 |
Portola Valley 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 Portola Valley, .