State profile · CA
California ZIP Codes
Demographics, income, and housing across every ZIP code in California, benchmarked against all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.
- 1,761
- ZIP codes
- 37,249,464
- Population
- $101,666
- Avg ZIP income
- 58
- Counties
The verdict
Texas leads ZIP coverage at 1,935 ZCTAs (#1 of 52). That is not the income board: New Jersey's unweighted average ZIP household income is $121,992 (#1 of 52) on 595 ZCTAs. California sits #4 of 52 by ZIP count at income #8.
- Texas
- ZIP-count #1 (1,935)
- New Jersey
- income #1 ($121,992)
- #4
- of 52 by ZIP count
- #8
- of 52 by avg income
ZIP-count and income are separate boards among 52 reporting states and territories. Income is the unweighted mean of each ZIP's ACS 2019–2023 median household income, so a rural code counts the same as a dense metro.
High ZIP-level income footing ($101,666 average, 41% above the national ZIP median) across a huge delivery map (1,761 ZIPs · 58 counties). Home values average $772,713. Unweighted ZIP means still bury 10× spreads between coastal suburbs and inland edges, so treat the state line as a legend, then open the densest metros and one thin-edge county before trusting any single average.
Population is dispersed across many cities (largest share ~6% in Los Angeles). No single metro owns the narrative: scan the largest-cities chart for several peers, then pick counties from different regions before drilling to ZIP detail. Unweighted ZIP averages are especially noisy on this dispersed map.
Wide mosaics repay a shortlist: save two urban ZIPs and one rural ZIP from the tables below, then run a side-by-side compare before any relocation or affordability read. County pages are the right intermediate step when the ZIP list runs past a thousand codes.
Largest cities in California
Top 10 cities by population in California
Total resident population aggregated from every ZIP code the Census assigns to each city.
- Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
2,378,448 residents
- San Diego
San Diego, CA
1,241,364 residents
- San Jose
San Jose, CA
973,849 residents
- San Francisco 805,301
San Francisco, CA
805,301 residents
- Sacramento 757,530
Sacramento, CA
757,530 residents
- Fresno 570,271
Fresno, CA
570,271 residents
- Bakersfield 520,197
Bakersfield, CA
520,197 residents
- Long Beach 471,952
Long Beach, CA
471,952 residents
- Oakland 381,459
Oakland, CA
381,459 residents
- Stockton 357,430
Stockton, CA
357,430 residents
What this shows No single metro owns California: the top-10 cities share the map, and most of the 1,175 places are far smaller – use several peers before drilling to ZIP detail.
Counties in California
Which cities have the most ZIPs in California?
Side-by-side: Compare 90650 vs 90011 →
ZIP Codes in California
More CA ZIP codes
Official Data Resources for California
Large ZIP mosaics need Census ACS tables plus HUD Fair Market Rents when comparing rent bands across metros inside California.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does California show so many ZIP codes on one profile?
California's 1,761 delivery areas span 58 counties and 1,175 cities – a mosaic large enough that this page is a map legend, not a street-level read. Drill to a county or city before treating any ZIP average as typical California.
Does California's above-median ZIP income mean every market is expensive?
No. The unweighted ZIP mean ($101,666) still mixes dense suburbs with thinner edges, and home values average $772,713. Open the densest metro and one thin-edge county before reading affordability from the state line alone.
Why doesn't one city define California?
Population is dispersed (largest share ~6% in Los Angeles). Scan several peers on the largest-cities chart, then pick counties from different regions before drilling to ZIP detail – unweighted ZIP averages are especially noisy on a dispersed map.
Take this with you
What to do with California's numbers, next.
- See how California compares to a neighboring state on the same Census fields Compare states
- Check where California's ZIP codes rank nationally on income, education, or homeownership View national rankings
- Save a ZIP code to your shortlist to track alongside others you're considering View your shortlist
Figures describe 2019–2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates aggregated from ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), Census Bureau approximations of USPS ZIP codes, not any single address.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023); USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Areas via the HUD USPS Crosswalk.
Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.