ZIP Code 90038 — Los Angeles, California
ZIP code 90038 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 27,979. The area code for zip code 90038 is 323.
📍 ZIP code 90038 is in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
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Coordinates: 34.09° N, 118.325° W
ZIP Code 90038 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 90038 in Context
The median home in 90038 is valued at $1,020,800 against a median household income of $57,102, a price-to-income ratio of 17.9. That is far above 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, which means a household earning the local median income cannot finance the local median home on conventional terms. Renting takes 35.7% of median household income (median rent $1,697 a month), above the 30% cost-burden threshold.
90038 ranks 74 of 95 on median household income and 33 of 95 on median home value. 8% of households own their home, far below the 36% metro median, so most residents rent. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (rank 46 of 95), and the poverty rate is 19.2%, above the 15.1% metro median. Unemployment stands at 7.5%.
With 17,283 residents per square mile, 90038 is far denser than the metro median of 11,522 (rank 11 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.