Surfside, CA · standard
ZIP Code 90743
Orange County, California — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 456
- 2,125/sq mi
- $170,966
- Median income
- $1,662,500
- Median home value
- 50.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Surfside pairs a top-decile household income with top-decile home values, in a suburban-density, mixed-tenure area.
- Top 2%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 1%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2,125
- people per sq mi
- 55%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 90743 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 90743 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 0.2 square miles in Surfside, Orange County, California. The area is home to 456 residents, producing a population density of 2,125 people per square mile, and falls within the Los Angeles time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 90743 against California and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 90743 sits at $170,966 (68% above the California average), while per-capita income is $71,888. The poverty rate stands at 5.3% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $1,662,500 (115% above the state average) with median rent at $2,521 per month, and 54.9% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 90743 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 50.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 52, and the average commute is —. We also surface 10 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Orange County, so you can benchmark 90743 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 90743, Surfside, CA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
456
Population
0.2
Area (sq mi)
2,125
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 90743?
52.0
Median Age
51.5%
Male
48.5%
Female
11.1%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$170,966
Median Household Income
+68% vs state
$71,888
Per Capita Income
5.3%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 90743 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$170,966 Top 2% higher than 98% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
389
Total Housing Units
195
Occupied Units
194
Vacant Units
2.40
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$1,662,500
Median Home Value
+115% vs state
$2,521
Median Rent
1968
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 90743, employing approximately 48 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,256,000.
8
Businesses
48
Employees
$1.3M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 90743 vs 90742 →
ZIP 90743 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 92647
Huntington Beach (92647)
57,245 residents
- 90815
Long Beach (90815)
39,733 residents
- 92649
Huntington Beach (92649)
32,463 residents
- 90803
Long Beach (90803)
32,031 residents
- 90740
Seal Beach (90740)
23,729 residents
- 90720 21,751
Los Alamitos (90720)
21,751 residents
- 90814 19,131
Long Beach (90814)
19,131 residents
- 92845 16,333
Garden Grove (92845)
16,333 residents
- 90742 831
Sunset Beach (90742)
831 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 90743 ranks #0 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 90743 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 90743
Surfside (90743)
$170,966 median income
- 92845
Garden Grove (92845)
$136,485 median income
- 90720
Los Alamitos (90720)
$135,851 median income
- 92649
Huntington Beach (92649)
$123,257 median income
- 90742
Sunset Beach (90742)
$122,250 median income
- 90815
Long Beach (90815)
$119,716 median income
- 90803
Long Beach (90803)
$114,656 median income
- 92647
Huntington Beach (92647)
$105,110 median income
- 90814
Long Beach (90814)
$104,650 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 90743 ranks the highest of 9 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90742 | Sunset Beach, CA | 831 | 0.9 mi |
| 92649 | Huntington Beach, CA | 32,463 | 1.8 mi |
| 90740 | Seal Beach, CA | 23,729 | 2.3 mi |
| 90803 | Long Beach, CA | 32,031 | 3.3 mi |
| 92647 | Huntington Beach, CA | 57,245 | 4.4 mi |
| 90822 | Long Beach, CA | 117 | 4.1 mi |
| 90720 | Los Alamitos, CA | 21,751 | 4.9 mi |
| 90815 | Long Beach, CA | 39,733 | 5.1 mi |
| 90814 | Long Beach, CA | 19,131 | 4.7 mi |
| 92845 | Garden Grove, CA | 16,333 | 5.1 mi |
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