Santa Cruz
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California
Santa Cruz is a major-metro county in California with 17 ZIP codes, 280,225 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, Santa Cruz, CA sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 3%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 280,225
- combined ZIP population
- 17
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $117,212
- 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.
Santa Cruz lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 06087, 17 ZIPs, combined population 280,225). 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 95076 (Watsonville) with 82,474 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 06087, 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.
17
Total ZIPs
280,225
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Santa Cruz
Side-by-side: Compare 95076 vs 95060 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95076 | Watsonville | 82,474 | 233 |
| 95060 | Santa Cruz | 46,377 | 264 |
| 95062 | Santa Cruz | 36,079 | 2,760 |
| 95003 | Aptos | 23,974 | 264 |
| 95066 | Scotts Valley | 14,749 | 301 |
| 95073 | Soquel | 10,154 | 185 |
| 95033 | Los Gatos | 9,372 | 40 |
| 95010 | Capitola | 9,137 | 2,571 |
| 95006 | Boulder Creek | 8,979 | 65 |
| 95065 | Santa Cruz | 8,113 | 280 |
| 95018 | Felton | 7,778 | 160 |
| 95019 | Freedom | 7,727 | 2,457 |
| 95064 | Santa Cruz | 7,331 | 1,509 |
| 95005 | Ben Lomond | 6,311 | 204 |
| 95017 | Davenport | 834 | 6 |
| 95007 | Brookdale | 676 | 456 |
| 95041 | Mount Hermon | 160 | 1,526 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz has a total population of 280,225 across 17 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz includes 17 ZIP codes: 95076, 95060, 95062, 95003, 95066, 95073, 95033, 95010, 95006, 95065, and more.