ZIP Code 90501 — Torrance, California
ZIP code 90501 is located in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California. It is a standard zip code in the Pacific Time Zone with an estimated population of 42,536. The area code for zip code 90501 is 310.
📍 ZIP code 90501 is in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California.
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Coordinates: 33.831° N, 118.327° W
ZIP Code 90501 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 90501 in Context
The median home in 90501 is valued at $824,600 against a median household income of $89,926, a price-to-income ratio of 9.2. 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 $1,771 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.
90501 ranks 33 of 95 on median household income and 48 of 95 on median home value. 47% of households own their home, above the 36% metro median, so most residents rent. 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (rank 43 of 95), and the poverty rate is 11.4%, below the 15.1% metro median. Unemployment stands at 6.7%.
With 8,641 residents per square mile, 90501 is less dense than the metro median of 11,522 (rank 79 of 95). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.
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.