South Lake Tahoe, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South Lake Tahoe, CA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 29,800. 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 SOUTH-LAKE-TAHOE-CA · South Lake Tahoe, CA 2 ZIPs · 29,800 pop · #5798/25278 · El Dorado County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $92,517
  • RANK-UPPER #5798/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pollock Pines
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,800
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $707,500

Nearest income peer: Pollock Pines, CA ( $1,389 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 South Lake Tahoe

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest South Lake Tahoe 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, South Lake Tahoe, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,800
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,517
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 $92,517 and home value $707,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 40.4%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,667 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Shandon is the closest lower-income city and Long Beach the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 11 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South Lake Tahoe.

Population concentration

ZIP 96150 swallows South Lake Tahoe's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 96150 still holds about 100% of South Lake Tahoe's 29,800 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 South Lake Tahoe

Citywide ZBP: 1,045 establishments, 10,914 employees , annual payroll $497,314k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96150 (1,037 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (195) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in South Lake Tahoe, CA

These ZIP codes sit in El Dorado County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in South Lake Tahoe. See the El Dorado County roll-up →

South Lake Tahoe lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing El Dorado County: El Dorado Hills, Shingle Springs and Rescue earn more and Placerville, Diamond Springs and Camino earn less. El Dorado Hills marks the far end of that range at $165,467, 79% above South Lake Tahoe.

Side-by-side: Compare 96150 vs 96155 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96150 29,792 $92,517 1,037 93
96155 8 n/a 8 0

South Lake Tahoe 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 South Lake Tahoe, .