ZIP Code 90240 — Downey, California
ZIP code 90240 is located in Downey, Los Angeles County, California. It is a standard zip code in the Pacific Time Zone with an estimated population of 26,026. The area code for zip code 90240 is 562.
📍 ZIP code 90240 is in Downey, Los Angeles County, California.
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Coordinates: 33.9401° N, 118.1332° W
ZIP Code 90240 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 90240 in Context
The median home in 90240 is valued at $710,700 against a median household income of $99,874, a price-to-income ratio of 7.1. 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 23.0% of median household income (median rent $1,913 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.
90240 ranks 22 of 95 on median household income and 57 of 95 on median home value. 65% of households own their home, far above the 36% metro median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (rank 62 of 95), and the poverty rate is 9.8%, below the 15.1% metro median. Unemployment stands at 4.7%.
With 14,058 residents per square mile, 90240 is denser than the metro median of 11,522 (rank 31 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.