ZIP Code 90048 — Los Angeles, California
90048 is a majority-renter, middle-income Los Angeles ZIP code with 21,476 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $103,495, 53% above the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $1,932,000.
How 90048 compares
| Figure | 90048 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,495 | $67,834 | 25th of 95 |
| Median home value | $1,932,000 | $972,050 | 6th of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $2,416 | $1,792 | 18th of 95 |
| Median age | 39.3 | 36.7 | 31st of 95 (tied) |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 25.4 min | 30.8 min | 83rd of 95 |
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 18.4% | 63rd of 95 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 28% | 29% | 59th of 95 (tied) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 69% | 41% | 11th of 95 (tied) |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% | 8.6% | 57th of 95 (tied) |
Ranks count from the highest value (1st) among the 95 ZIP codes on this site with full Census data. The Los Angeles (LA) ZIP median is the middle value across the 60 of them with a Los Angeles mailing address.
What stands out in 90048
The median owner-estimated home value is $1,932,000, 2.0 times the $972,050 Los Angeles ZIP median and the 6th-highest of 95. Incomes do not keep up: homes cost 18.7 times median household income, against 12.7 in the typical Los Angeles ZIP.
Household and per-capita income are close together ($103,495 and $99,090), the 6th-lowest of 95 on that ratio, which points to smaller households.
69% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor's degree, tied for the 11th-highest of 95; the Los Angeles ZIP median is 41%.
Buying and renting in 90048
Homes here cost 18.7 times the median household income, above the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 10th least affordable of 90 on price-to-income. All 4 of its nearest ZIPs with an exact ratio are more attainable; the closest to local incomes is 90069 (Los Angeles), at 10.0. Renting is the cheaper way in: the median rent is 28.0% of median household income, under HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90048 and its neighbors
90048 is typical of its immediate area: none of its main figures is far from the median of its five nearest ZIPs (90036, 90069, 90035, 90212, 90046).
The sharpest contrast is 90069 (Los Angeles), about 1.5 miles away, where the median home value is $857,100 lower. The closest match among the five is 90035 (Los Angeles).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90048 Census figures
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Postal and location facts
The main area code is the code most numbers in the ZIP use; overlay codes can also be assigned in the same area.
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Sources and methodology
Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024 for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), the Census Bureau's stand-in for a ZIP code. They describe the area over the five-year survey window, not a single year, and small areas carry wider margins of error. Comparisons and ranks are computed on this site from the same figures; the "Los Angeles ZIP median" is the middle value across the Los Angeles ZIP codes here, each counted once.
| Figure | Census table |
|---|---|
| Population | B01003 |
| Median age | B01002 |
| Median household income | B19013 |
| Poverty rate | S1701 |
| Unemployment rate | S2301 |
| Owner / renter share of occupied homes | B25003 |
| Median home value (owner estimate) | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | B25064 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | S1501 |
| Mean travel time to work | DP03 |
Land and water area come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area geography; density is population ÷ land area. Area codes come from North American Numbering Plan maps and ZIP city names from the USPS. Full field list, formulas and limitations: methodology.