ZIP Code 90701 — Cerritos, California
ZIP code 90701 is located in Cerritos, Los Angeles County, California. It is a standard zip code in the Pacific Time Zone with an estimated population of 16,237. The area code for zip code 90701 is 562.
📍 ZIP code 90701 is in Cerritos, Los Angeles County, California.
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Coordinates: 33.865° N, 118.065° W
ZIP Code 90701 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 90701 in Context
The median home in 90701 is valued at $697,900 against a median household income of $92,702, a price-to-income ratio of 7.5. 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 27.5% of median household income (median rent $2,128 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.
90701 ranks 29 of 95 on median household income and 61 of 95 on median home value. 52% of households own their home, above the 36% metro median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (rank 59 of 95), and the poverty rate is 7.3%, far below the 15.1% metro median and among the lowest in the dataset. Unemployment stands at 9.0%.
With 9,633 residents per square mile, 90701 is less dense than the metro median of 11,522 (rank 62 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.