ZIP Code 90042 — Los Angeles, California
ZIP code 90042 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 59,151. The area code for zip code 90042 is 323.
📍 ZIP code 90042 is in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
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Coordinates: 34.115° N, 118.192° W
ZIP Code 90042 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 90042 in Context
The median home in 90042 is valued at $850,700 against a median household income of $89,168, a price-to-income ratio of 9.5. 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 23.6% of median household income (median rent $1,756 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.
90042 ranks 35 of 95 on median household income and 45 of 95 on median home value. 45% of households own their home, above the 36% metro median, so most residents rent. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (rank 40 of 95), and the poverty rate is 10.7%, below the 15.1% metro median. Unemployment stands at 8.8%.
With 11,419 residents per square mile, 90042 is in line with the metro median of 11,522 (rank 52 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.