Sunnyvale, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sunnyvale, CA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 140,482. 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 SUNNYVALE-CA · Sunnyvale, CA 4 ZIPs · 140,482 pop · #349/25278 · Santa Clara County

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

  • INC-TOP $183,879
  • RANK-TOP #349/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Santa Clara
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 44% owners
  • POP-MID 140,482
  • SPREAD-MOD 94089→94087
  • HOME-TOP $1,433,100

Nearest income peer: Santa Clara, CA ( $2,862 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 Sunnyvale

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

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
140,482
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$183,879
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 $183,879 and home value $1,433,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 67.0%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (44.3%) for this income tier, rent $3,121 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Granite Bay is the closest lower-income city and Newport Coast the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sunnyvale.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Sunnyvale differ

Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 94089 has a median home value of $387,800, compared with $2,000,000+ in 94087. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

94089 to 94087

Home-value high-to-low ratio
5.2×

94089 to 94087

Poverty-rate spread
3.2 points

94087 to 94085

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

Sunnyvale residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Sunnyvale: the largest, 94087, is only about 39% of 140,482 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Sunnyvale

Citywide ZBP: 3,364 establishments, 105,496 employees , annual payroll $26,862,939k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94087 (1,195 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (643) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Sunnyvale, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Santa Clara County, which covers 57 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Sunnyvale. See the Santa Clara County roll-up →

Sunnyvale lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Santa Clara County: Palo Alto, Mountain View and Cupertino earn more and San Jose, Milpitas and Gilroy earn less. Los Altos marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 36% above Sunnyvale.

Side-by-side: Compare 94087 vs 94086 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
94087 54,293 $207,742 1,195 3,184
94086 45,697 $177,054 864 3,931
94085 21,247 $192,417 766 2,350
94089 19,245 $158,304 539 1,240

Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale, .