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ZIP Code 90059: Los Angeles, CA

ZIP code 90059 uses the postal name Los Angeles, California and lies entirely in Los Angeles County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 38,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 34th most populous of Los Angeles's 66 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $56,152 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Los Angeles (49%), Willowbrook (25%) and West Rancho Dominguez (22%), and 4% in smaller places.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
9national area: California, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and 7 more
900sectional center: Los Angeles, CA (SCF 900)
59delivery area within it
Town
Los Angeles · 66 residential ZIPs
Census places
Los Angeles (49%); Willowbrook (25%) census-designated place; West Rancho Dominguez (22%) census-designated place
Neighborhoods
Imperial Courts, Nickerson Gardens GeoNames
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
House district
CA-43 119th Congress
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
3.2 sq mi · 11,863 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 90059?

90059 centers on 33.927°, -118.249° and covers 3.2 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 90222, 90002, 90061, 90262, 90003, 90220, 90248.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 90059 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 90059, 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 90059 compare with the rest of Los Angeles?

Rank of 90059 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)
Measure90059In Los AngelesIn Los Angeles CountyIn CA
People (ACS 2020-2024)37,51134th of 66109th of 301432nd of 1,802
Median household income$56k47th of 54256th of 2651,123rd of 1,189
Median home value$584k54th of 58249th of 273846th of 1,317

Its median household income is higher than in 23% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 98% 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 90059?

The 2020 Census counted 43,551 people in 90059; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 37,511. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 6.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
37,511
2020 Census count
43,551+6.3% since 2010 (40,952)
Households
10,314
Median age
31.5

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 90059?

Of the 37,511 people the ACS estimates in 90059, 28.2% are under 18 and 9.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (75.1%), then Black (not Hispanic) (20.4%).

  • Under 1828.2%
  • 18 to 6462.7%
  • 65 and older9.0%
Age of the people of 90059 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Hispanic or Latino75.1%
  • Black, not Hispanic20.4%
  • Other or two or more1.9%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.4%
  • White, not Hispanic1.1%
Race and Hispanic origin in 90059 (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 90059 earn?

Median household income is $56,152 (ACS 2020-2024), the 256th highest of the 265 ranked ZIP codes in Los Angeles County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($55,016 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$56,152
Income per person
$21,641
Below the poverty line
26.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
12.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
10.4%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$39,83817,810 returns; wages 89% 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 90059?

FHFA's house price index for 90059, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 130% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 46% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +4.1% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$583,900
Median gross rent
$1,433
Homes owned by their occupants
44.2%
Housing units
10,654
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Index = 100 in 1979, the first year FHFA reports for 90059; 2025: 1967.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

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 90059?

292 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 56 more than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance60
  • Transportation and warehousing44
  • Retail trade43
  • Other services (except public administration)30
  • Accommodation and food services24
  • Construction21

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 90059?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 90059, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
90222Compton32,340$78k1.2 mi
90002Los Angeles52,122$59k1.5 mi
90061Los Angeles30,051$61k1.5 mi
90262Lynwood64,235$75k2.7 mi
90003Los Angeles70,065$56k2.9 mi
90220Compton48,354$82k3.5 mi
90248Gardena11,235$91k4.0 mi
90044Los Angeles94,830$53k3.0 mi (near)
90001Los Angeles56,189$61k3.2 mi (near)
90280South Gate91,365$75k3.4 mi (near)

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