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ZIP Code 90201: Bell Gardens, CA

ZIP code 90201 uses the postal name Bell Gardens, California and lies entirely in Los Angeles County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 93,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $60,927 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Bell Gardens (41%), Bell (39%) and Cudahy (19%), and under 1% in smaller places.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
9national area: California, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and 7 more
902sectional center: Los Angeles, CA (SCF 900)
01delivery area within it
Town
Bell Gardens · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Bell Gardens (41%); Bell (39%); Cudahy (19%)
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
House district
CA-42 119th Congress
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
6.0 sq mi · 15,491 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 90201?

90201 centers on 33.970°, -118.171° and covers 6.0 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 90270, 90040, 90280, 90255, 90241, 90240, 90058.

90040 · Los Angeles90058 · Los Angeles90240 · Downey90241 · Downey90255 · Huntington Park90270 · Maywood90280 · South Gate90201 · Bell Gardens (this ZIP)902019028090241900409005890240902559027090040 · Los Angeles90058 · Los Angeles90240 · Downey90241 · Downey90255 · Huntington Park90270 · Maywood90280 · South Gate90201 · Bell Gardens (this ZIP)902019028090241900409005890240902559027090040 · Los Angeles90058 · Los Angeles90240 · Downey90241 · Downey90255 · Huntington Park90270 · Maywood90280 · South Gate90201 · Bell Gardens (this ZIP)9020190280902419004090058902409025590270
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 90201 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 90201, 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).

How does 90201 compare with the rest of Los Angeles County?

Rank of 90201 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)
Measure90201In Los Angeles CountyIn CA
People (ACS 2020-2024)92,7637th of 30110th of 1,802
Median household income$61k246th of 2651,083rd of 1,189
Median home value$569k256th of 273870th of 1,317

Its median household income is higher than in 31% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 99% 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 90201?

The 2020 Census counted 95,810 people in 90201; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 92,763. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 5.4% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
92,763
2020 Census count
95,810−5.4% since 2010 (101,279)
Households
24,657
Median age
32.6

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 90201?

Of the 92,763 people the ACS estimates in 90201, 27.1% are under 18 and 10.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (94.4%).

  • Under 1827.1%
  • 18 to 6463.0%
  • 65 and older10.0%
Age of the people of 90201 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Hispanic or Latino94.4%
  • White, not Hispanic3.6%
  • Black, not Hispanic1.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.6%
  • Other or two or more0.4%
Race and Hispanic origin in 90201 (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 90201 earn?

Median household income is $60,927 (ACS 2020-2024), the 246th highest of the 265 ranked ZIP codes in Los Angeles County. It rose from $54,044 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$60,927
Income per person
$20,960
Below the poverty line
22.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
7.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
7.9%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$42,16939,940 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 90201?

FHFA's house price index for 90201, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 81% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 30% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −6.1% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$568,600
Median gross rent
$1,658
Homes owned by their occupants
21.5%
Housing units
25,330
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Index = 100 in 1977, the first year FHFA reports for 90201; 2025: 1595.4. 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 90201?

1,012 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 69 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade166
  • Accommodation and food services153
  • Other services (except public administration)104
  • Health care and social assistance102
  • Wholesale trade95
  • Transportation and warehousing74

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 90201?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 90201, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
90270Maywood24,218$61k1.6 mi
90040Los Angeles11,430$75k2.1 mi
90280South Gate91,365$75k2.2 mi
90255Huntington Park69,349$65k2.7 mi
90241Downey45,319$88k3.2 mi
90240Downey24,853$102k3.2 mi
90058Los Angeles3,585$38k3.4 mi
90262Lynwood64,235$75k3.6 mi (near)

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