ZIP Code 90803 — Long Beach, California
90803 is a majority-renter, higher-income Long Beach ZIP code with 31,526 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $114,656, 69% above the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $1,186,800.
How 90803 compares
| Figure | 90803 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,656 | $67,834 | 13th of 95 |
| Median home value | $1,186,800 | $972,050 | 26th of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $2,154 | $1,792 | 33rd of 95 |
| Median age | 47.4 | 36.7 | 4th of 95 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 31.7 min | 30.8 min | 26th of 95 |
| Poverty rate | 7.3% | 18.4% | 87th of 95 (tied) |
| Owner-occupied homes | 44% | 29% | 32nd of 95 (tied) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 64% | 41% | 19th of 95 (tied) |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9% | 8.6% | 90th of 95 (tied) |
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 90803
The median resident is 47.4 years old, 10.7 years older than in the typical Los Angeles ZIP and the 4th-oldest of 95.
Unemployment is 4.9%, 43% below the 8.6% Los Angeles ZIP median and tied for the 5th-lowest of 95.
Median household income here is $114,656, 69% above the Los Angeles ZIP median of $67,834 and the 13th-highest of 95.
Buying and renting in 90803
Homes here cost 10.4 times the median household income, below the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 37th most attainable of 90 on price-to-income. All 5 of its nearest ZIPs with an exact ratio are more attainable; the closest to local incomes is 90650 (Norwalk), at 6.4. Rent is also within reach: the median rent is 22.5% 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.
90803 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90804, 90802, 90701, 90220, 90650), 90803 differs most on median age: 47.4 against a neighborhood median of 35.3, the oldest in the group.
The sharpest contrast is 90220 (Compton), about 10.2 miles away, where the median resident is 12.7 years younger. The closest match among the five is 90701 (Cerritos).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90803 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.