Monterey
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California
Monterey is a major-metro county in California with 29 ZIP codes, 402,842 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Monterey, CA sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 7%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 402,842
- combined ZIP population
- 29
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $99,874
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Monterey lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 06053, 29 ZIPs, combined population 402,842). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 93905 (Salinas) with 61,087 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 06053, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
29
Total ZIPs
402,842
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Monterey
Side-by-side: Compare 93905 vs 93906 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93905 | Salinas | 61,087 | 2,535 |
| 93906 | Salinas | 59,461 | 1,756 |
| 93955 | Seaside | 33,359 | 456 |
| 93940 | Monterey | 31,615 | 596 |
| 93960 | Soledad | 27,080 | 51 |
| 93901 | Salinas | 26,863 | 710 |
| 93933 | Marina | 22,406 | 673 |
| 93907 | Salinas | 21,726 | 156 |
| 93927 | Greenfield | 17,547 | 26 |
| 93930 | King City | 15,866 | 17 |
| 93950 | Pacific Grove | 15,046 | 2,027 |
| 93908 | Salinas | 13,043 | 24 |
| 93923 | Carmel | 12,073 | 36 |
| 95012 | Castroville | 10,320 | 267 |
| 93926 | Gonzales | 8,726 | 57 |
| 93924 | Carmel Valley | 6,279 | 13 |
| 93953 | Pebble Beach | 4,509 | 217 |
| 95004 | Aromas | 3,918 | 83 |
| 93921 | Carmel By The Sea | 3,281 | 1,409 |
| 93925 | Chualar | 1,671 | 12 |
| 93426 | Bradley | 1,401 | 3 |
| 95039 | Moss Landing | 1,377 | 36 |
| 93920 | Big Sur | 1,369 | 1 |
| 93450 | San Ardo | 740 | 2 |
| 93962 | Spreckels | 673 | 2,127 |
| 93932 | Lockwood | 592 | 2 |
| 93928 | Jolon | 506 | 10 |
| 93954 | San Lucas | 302 | 3 |
| 93943 | Monterey | 6 | 14 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Monterey?
Monterey has a total population of 402,842 across 29 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Monterey?
Monterey includes 29 ZIP codes: 93905, 93906, 93955, 93940, 93960, 93901, 93933, 93907, 93927, 93930, and more.