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ZIP Code 94116: San Francisco, CA

ZIP code 94116 is in San Francisco, California, entirely in San Francisco County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 44,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 5th most populous of San Francisco's 29 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $158,921 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
9national area: California, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and 7 more
941sectional center: San Francisco, CA (SCF 940)
16delivery area within it
Town
San Francisco · 29 residential ZIPs
Census places
San Francisco
Neighborhoods
Forest Hill, Outer Sunset, Parkside GeoNames
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
House district
CA-11 119th Congress
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
2.5 sq mi · 17,336 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
22 more ZIP codes use the name San Francisco for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 94116?

94116 centers on 37.745°, -122.486° and covers 2.5 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 94122, 94132, 94127, 94131.

94122 · San Francisco94127 · San Francisco94131 · San Francisco94132 · San Francisco94116 · San Francisco (this ZIP)941169413194132941229412794122 · San Francisco94127 · San Francisco94131 · San Francisco94132 · San Francisco94116 · San Francisco (this ZIP)941169413194132941229412794122 · San Francisco94127 · San Francisco94131 · San Francisco94132 · San Francisco94116 · San Francisco (this ZIP)9411694131941329412294127
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 94116 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 94116, 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 94116 compare with the rest of San Francisco?

Rank of 94116 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)
Measure94116In San FranciscoIn CA
People (ACS 2020-2024)43,7915th of 29322nd of 1,802
Median household income$159k9th of 23127th of 1,189
Median home value$1.5M11th of 24144th of 1,317

Its median household income is higher than in 97% 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 94116?

The 2020 Census counted 44,092 people in 94116; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 43,791. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 0.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
43,791
2020 Census count
44,092+0.9% since 2010 (43,698)
Households
15,476
Median age
45.6

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 94116?

Of the 43,791 people the ACS estimates in 94116, 17.6% are under 18 and 23.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Asian (not Hispanic) (54.3%), then White (not Hispanic) (26.9%).

  • Under 1817.6%
  • 18 to 6458.9%
  • 65 and older23.5%
Age of the people of 94116 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Asian, not Hispanic54.3%
  • White, not Hispanic26.9%
  • Other or two or more9.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino8.4%
  • Black, not Hispanic1.1%
Race and Hispanic origin in 94116 (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 94116 earn?

Median household income is $158,921 (ACS 2020-2024), the 9th highest of the 23 ranked ZIP codes in San Francisco. It rose from $142,440 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$158,921
Income per person
$76,447
Below the poverty line
7.2%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
57.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$152,96021,790 returns; wages 71% 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 94116?

FHFA's house price index for 94116, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 37% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 22% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −5.2% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$1,502,700
Median gross rent
$2,999
Homes owned by their occupants
73.1%
Housing units
16,546
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Index = 100 in 1975, the first year FHFA reports for 94116; 2025: 2581.5. 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 94116?

706 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 14 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction126
  • Health care and social assistance117
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services94
  • Accommodation and food services94
  • Other services (except public administration)52
  • Real estate and rental and leasing49

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 94116?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 94116, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
94122San Francisco55,819$146k1.0 mi
94132San Francisco26,859$112k1.6 mi
94127San Francisco20,288$214k1.7 mi
94131San Francisco28,504$199k2.4 mi
94121San Francisco41,995$133k2.4 mi (near)
94118San Francisco39,130$164k2.7 mi (near)
94117San Francisco36,198$167k2.8 mi (near)
94114San Francisco33,020$204k2.9 mi (near)

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