Question 1

How many ZIP codes does Los Angeles, California have?

Accepted Answer

This site profiles 96 ZIP codes: 61 with a Los Angeles mailing address and 35 in 26 surrounding cities across five counties (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura). That is not every ZIP code the USPS assigns to Los Angeles: PO box and single-building ZIP codes, and the city's San Fernando Valley ZIP codes, are not profiled here.

Question 2

What is the ZIP code for Los Angeles, California?

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Los Angeles has no single ZIP code. The 61 Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site run from 90001 to 90077; use the search box or the full list to find a specific one, or the USPS ZIP Code Lookup for an exact street address.

Question 3

What area codes are used in Los Angeles, California?

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Across the Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, the main area codes are 213, 310 and 323. Overlay codes share the same territory (424 overlays 310), and the San Fernando Valley uses 818 and 747.

Question 4

What number do Los Angeles ZIP codes start with?

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Every Los Angeles ZIP code on this site starts with 900. The surrounding cities covered here use the prefixes 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 910, 911, 912, 913, 915, 917, 925, 928 and 930.

Question 5

What time zone is Los Angeles, California in?

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Pacific Time: Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8) in winter and Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7) from March to November.

Question 6

Which ZIP code on this site has the highest median household income?

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90077 (Los Angeles), at $206,319. The lowest is 90014 (Los Angeles), at $31,000.

Question 7

Which ZIP codes have the most expensive homes?

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5 ZIP codes are at the Census reporting cap of $2,000,001, so their true median home values are higher: 90049 (Los Angeles), 90077 (Los Angeles), 90210 (Beverly Hills), 90212 (Beverly Hills) and 90402 (Santa Monica). The lowest median home value on the site is $464,200, in 90058 (Los Angeles).

Question 8

Where can a median income buy the most house?

Accepted Answer

By home value against household income, 92501 (Riverside) is the most attainable ZIP on the site, at 6.2 times median household income. The typical Los Angeles ZIP is at 12.7.

Question 9

Which ZIP code has the youngest population?

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90024 (Los Angeles), with a median age of 22.7. The oldest is 90067 (Los Angeles), at 59.5.

Question 10

Which ZIP code has the most renters?

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90028 (Los Angeles), where only 3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. The typical Los Angeles ZIP on this site is 29% owner-occupied.

Question 11

Which ZIP code has the highest poverty rate?

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90021 (Los Angeles), at 46.1% of residents. ZIPs with fewer than 5,000 residents have wide margins of error, so check the ZIP page for that caution.

Question 12

Which nearby city has the most residents on this site?

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Outside Los Angeles, Ontario has the most residents in its profiled ZIP codes: 119,205 across 2 ZIP codes.

Question 13

Which cities besides Los Angeles are covered?

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26 surrounding cities have at least one ZIP code on this site. Los Angeles and 7 of the surrounding cities have their own city page: Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Burbank, Pasadena, Long Beach, Glendale, Inglewood.

Question 14

Do ZIP codes cross county lines?

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Yes. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes, not city or county boundaries, so some cover parts of two counties. This site lists each ZIP code under one county, the one that holds most of it, and a Los Angeles mailing address does not always mean the address is inside the City of Los Angeles.

Question 15

What is a standard ZIP code vs a PO Box ZIP code?

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A standard ZIP code covers a geographic delivery area for street addresses. A PO Box ZIP code is used only for post office boxes at a particular post office. Every ZIP code profiled on this site is a standard ZIP code.

Question 16

Can an address have a different city name than the actual city?

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Yes. The USPS city name on an address is the post office's name for the delivery area, and it can differ from the incorporated city or unincorporated community the address is in. The ZIP code is the more reliable identifier.

Question 17

How do I find the ZIP code for an exact address?

Accepted Answer

Use the USPS ZIP Code Lookup tool at usps.com. This site's search finds ZIP codes by number, city or county, not by street address.

Question 18

What does a unique ZIP code mean?

Accepted Answer

A unique ZIP code is assigned to a single high-volume mail recipient such as a large company, government agency or university. It is not used for general address delivery.

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