ZIP Code 90640 — Montebello, California
90640 is a majority-renter, middle-income Montebello ZIP code with 61,382 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $79,625, 17% above the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $699,700.
How 90640 compares
| Figure | 90640 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $79,625 | $67,834 | 53rd of 95 |
| Median home value | $699,700 | $972,050 | 69th of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $1,827 | $1,792 | 56th of 95 |
| Median age | 40.1 | 36.7 | 24th of 95 (tied) |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 30.9 min | 30.8 min | 35th of 95 |
| Poverty rate | 12.0% | 18.4% | 60th of 95 (tied) |
| Owner-occupied homes | 46% | 29% | 27th of 95 (tied) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23% | 41% | 67th of 95 (tied) |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1% | 8.6% | 56th 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 90640
90640 sits near the middle of the site on every main figure: none of income, home value, rent, age, poverty, ownership or education ranks in the top or bottom fifth of the site. The closest it comes to an outlier:
The median resident is 40.1 years old, 3.4 years older than in the typical Los Angeles ZIP and tied for the 24th-oldest of 95.
Buying and renting in 90640
Homes here cost 8.8 times the median household income, below the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 18th most attainable of 90 on price-to-income. Rent is also within reach: the median rent is 27.5% of median household income, under HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90640 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90022, 90240, 90063, 90023, 91731), 90640 differs most on median age: 40.1 against a neighborhood median of 35.4, the oldest in the group.
The sharpest contrast is 90023 (Los Angeles), about 5.1 miles away, where the median resident is 7.4 years younger. The closest match among the five is 90240 (Downey).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90640 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.