ZIP Code 90402 — Santa Monica, California
90402 is a majority-owner, higher-income Santa Monica ZIP code with 11,337 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $159,100, 2.3 times the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $2,000,000 or more.
The Census Bureau caps reported home values at $2,000,001. This ZIP is at the cap, so its true median home value and price-to-income ratio are higher than shown.
How 90402 compares
| Figure | 90402 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $159,100 | $67,834 | 6th of 95 |
| Median home value | $2,000,000 or more | $972,050 | 1st of 95 (tied) |
| Median gross rent | $2,691 | $1,792 | 10th of 95 |
| Median age | 52.7 | 36.7 | 2nd of 95 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 25.9 min | 30.8 min | 76th of 95 (tied) |
| Poverty rate | 6.2% | 18.4% | 93rd of 95 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 74% | 29% | 3rd of 95 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 78% | 41% | 2nd of 95 (tied) |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4% | 8.6% | 92nd of 95 |
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 90402
The median resident is 52.7 years old, 16.0 years older than in the typical Los Angeles ZIP and the 2nd-oldest of 95.
78% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor's degree, tied for the 2nd-highest of 95; the Los Angeles ZIP median is 41%.
Only 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line, the 3rd-lowest of 95.
Buying and renting in 90402
Homes here cost at least 12.6 times the median household income; the Census caps home values at $2,000,000, so the true ratio is higher. Renting is the cheaper way in: the median rent is 20.3% of median household income, one of the lightest rent burdens on the site, under HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90402 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90401, 90025, 90049, 90064, 90024), 90402 differs most on median age: 52.7 against a neighborhood median of 36.9, the oldest in the group.
The sharpest contrast is 90024 (Los Angeles), about 4.5 miles away, where the median resident is 30.0 years younger. The closest match among the five is 90049 (Los Angeles).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90402 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.