ZIP Code 90002 — Los Angeles, California
ZIP code 90002 is located in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. It is a standard zip code in the Pacific Time Zone with an estimated population of 53,108. The area code for zip code 90002 is 323.
📍 ZIP code 90002 is in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
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Coordinates: 33.949° N, 118.248° W
ZIP Code 90002 Demographics
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Population and demographic data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates. ZIP code routing data sourced from the United States Postal Service (USPS).
Affordability & Profile: ZIP 90002 in Context
The median home in 90002 is valued at $462,400 against a median household income of $54,221, a price-to-income ratio of 8.5. That is below the 11.1 median across the 95 ZIP codes on this site and well past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally, so buying here on a local median income requires substantial savings or a second income. Renting takes 31.7% of median household income (median rent $1,434 a month), above the 30% cost-burden threshold.
90002 ranks 79 of 95 on median household income and 93 of 95 on median home value. 41% of households own their home, above the 36% metro median, so most residents rent. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (rank 92 of 95), and the poverty rate is 24.1%, far above the 15.1% metro median. Unemployment stands at 11.3%.
With 12,808 residents per square mile, 90002 is denser than the metro median of 11,522 (rank 40 of 95). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.
Ratios and ranks are computed from the ACS figures above across all 95 ZIP codes on this site. See the 2026 affordability report for the metro-wide analysis and the methodology for definitions.