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ZIP Code 90049: Los Angeles, CA

ZIP code 90049 is in Los Angeles, California, entirely in Los Angeles County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 37,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 36th most populous of Los Angeles's 66 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $170,607 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2021
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
9national area: California, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and 7 more
900sectional center: Los Angeles, CA (SCF 900)
49delivery area within it
Town
Los Angeles · 66 residential ZIPs
Census places
Los Angeles
Neighborhoods
Brentwood, Brentwood Heights, Brentwood Park, Westgate, Westgate Heights GeoNames
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
House district
CA-32 119th Congress
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
15.0 sq mi · 2,479 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
28 more ZIP codes use the name Los Angeles for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 90049?

90049 centers on 34.093°, -118.491° and covers 15.0 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 10 ZIP codes: 90077, 90272, 90073, 90024, 91436, 90402, 91403, 90025, 90403, 91316.

90024 · Los Angeles90025 · Los Angeles90073 · Los Angeles90077 · Los Angeles90272 · Pacific Palisades90402 · Santa Monica90403 · Santa Monica91316 · Encino91403 · Sherman Oaks91436 · Encino90049 · Los Angeles (this ZIP)9004990272900779131691436914039002590024904039007390024 · Los Angeles90025 · Los Angeles90073 · Los Angeles90077 · Los Angeles90272 · Pacific Palisades90402 · Santa Monica90403 · Santa Monica91316 · Encino91403 · Sherman Oaks91436 · Encino90049 · Los Angeles (this ZIP)9004990272900779131691436914039002590024904039007390024 · Los Angeles90025 · Los Angeles90073 · Los Angeles90077 · Los Angeles90272 · Pacific Palisades90402 · Santa Monica90403 · Santa Monica91316 · Encino91403 · Sherman Oaks91436 · Encino90049 · Los Angeles (this ZIP)900499027290077913169143691403900259002490403
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 90049 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 90049, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 90049 compare with the rest of Los Angeles?

Rank of 90049 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure90049In Los AngelesIn Los Angeles CountyIn CA
People (ACS 2020-2024)37,12236th of 66111th of 301442nd of 1,802
Median household income$171k1st of 5411th of 265100th of 1,189
Median home value$2M+1= of 581= of 2731= of 1,317

1= means a shared first place: 90049's median home value ties with 1 other ZIP code at the Census cap in Los Angeles; median home value ties with 14 other ZIP codes at the Census cap in Los Angeles County; median home value ties with 61 other ZIP codes at the Census cap in California.

Its median household income is higher than in 98% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 87% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 90049?

The 2020 Census counted 36,980 people in 90049; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 37,122. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 4.2% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
37,122
2020 Census count
36,980+4.2% since 2010 (35,482)
Households
16,649
Median age
40.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 90049?

Of the 37,122 people the ACS estimates in 90049, 18.1% are under 18 and 21.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (72.3%).

  • Under 1818.1%
  • 18 to 6460.7%
  • 65 and older21.2%
Age of the people of 90049 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic72.3%
  • Asian, not Hispanic9.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino8.5%
  • Other or two or more7.3%
  • Black, not Hispanic1.9%
Race and Hispanic origin in 90049 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 90049 earn?

Median household income is $170,607 (ACS 2020-2024), the 11th highest of the 265 ranked ZIP codes in Los Angeles County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($159,126 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$170,607
Income per person
$125,951
Below the poverty line
6.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
79.7%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$467,96217,910 returns; wages 41% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 90049?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$2,000,000 or more
Median gross rent
$2,957
Homes owned by their occupants
53.4%
Housing units
18,727
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 90049; 2021: 280.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 90049 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 90049?

1,998 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 133 more than in 2018; the most are in professional, scientific, and technical services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Professional, scientific, and technical services399
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation318
  • Health care and social assistance267
  • Real estate and rental and leasing257
  • Other services (except public administration)137
  • Information122

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 90049?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 90049, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
90077Los Angeles8,386$206k2.2 mi
90272Pacific Palisades21,390$190k2.5 mi
90073Los Angeles1,079–3.0 mi
90024Los Angeles51,675$77k3.7 mi
91436Encino15,969$178k3.9 mi
90402Santa Monica11,337$159k4.1 mi
91403Sherman Oaks25,793$116k4.1 mi
90025Los Angeles46,508$104k4.2 mi
90403Santa Monica23,867$122k4.3 mi
91316Encino29,491$92k4.8 mi
90095Los Angeles0–3.1 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.