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ZIP Code 95051: Santa Clara, CA

ZIP code 95051 is in Santa Clara, California, entirely in Santa Clara County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 62,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the most populous of Santa Clara's 4 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $196,690 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

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  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
9national area: California, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and 7 more
950sectional center: San Jose, CA (SCF 950)
51delivery area within it
Town
Santa Clara · 4 residential ZIPs
Census places
Santa Clara
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
House district
CA-17 119th Congress
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
6.6 sq mi · 9,415 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
95052, 95055, 95056 also use the name Santa Clara

Where is ZIP code 95051?

95051 centers on 37.348°, -121.984° and covers 6.6 square miles of land. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 95050, 94086, 94087, 95117, 95129, 95054, 94085, 95014.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 95051 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 95051, 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 95051 compare with the rest of Santa Clara?

Rank of 95051 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)
Measure95051In Santa ClaraIn Santa Clara CountyIn CA
People (ACS 2020-2024)62,0541st of 45th of 63105th of 1,802
Median household income$197k2nd of 316th of 5757th of 1,189
Median home value$1.68M1st of 320th of 58101st of 1,317

Its median household income is higher than in 99% 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 95051?

The 2020 Census counted 61,466 people in 95051; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 62,054. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 13.1% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
62,054
2020 Census count
61,466+13.1% since 2010 (54,327)
Households
24,240
Median age
35.0

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 95051?

Of the 62,054 people the ACS estimates in 95051, 18.1% are under 18 and 11.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Asian (not Hispanic) (56.7%), then White (not Hispanic) (24.7%).

  • Under 1818.1%
  • 18 to 6470.1%
  • 65 and older11.8%
Age of the people of 95051 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Asian, not Hispanic56.7%
  • White, not Hispanic24.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino12.3%
  • Other or two or more5.3%
  • Black, not Hispanic1.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 95051 (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 95051 earn?

Median household income is $196,690 (ACS 2020-2024), the 16th highest of the 57 ranked ZIP codes in Santa Clara County. It rose from $164,699 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$196,690
Income per person
$97,420
Below the poverty line
6.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
70.2%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$197,78629,820 returns; wages 86% 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 95051?

FHFA's house price index for 95051, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 25% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 10% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −3.7% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$1,680,600
Median gross rent
$3,073
Homes owned by their occupants
43.9%
Housing units
25,655
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Index = 100 in 1975, the first year FHFA reports for 95051; 2025: 2878.3. 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 95051?

1,109 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 49 fewer than in 2018; the most are in professional, scientific, and technical services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Professional, scientific, and technical services196
  • Accommodation and food services154
  • Health care and social assistance129
  • Retail trade113
  • Other services (except public administration)112
  • Construction65

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 95051?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 95051, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
95050Santa Clara39,834$139k1.8 mi
94086Sunnyvale49,746$177k2.7 mi
94087Sunnyvale57,767$208k2.9 mi
95117San Jose26,953$116k2.9 mi
95129San Jose41,321$196k3.1 mi
95054Santa Clara25,704$208k3.3 mi
94085Sunnyvale24,024$192k3.3 mi
95014Cupertino60,932$231k6.0 mi
95053Santa Clara3,049–2.6 mi (near)

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