ZIP Code 91724 — Covina, California

    91724 is a majority-owner, middle-income Covina ZIP code with 28,352 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $103,163, 52% above the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $782,700.

    ZIP
    91724
    City
    Covina
    County
    Los Angeles County
    Residents
    28,352

    How 91724 compares

    Figure91724LA ZIP medianRank
    Median household income$103,163$67,83426th of 95
    Median home value$782,700$972,05062nd of 95
    Median gross rent$2,142$1,79234th of 95
    Median age38.036.744th of 95 (tied)
    Mean commute (minutes)29.1 min30.8 min54th of 95 (tied)
    Poverty rate6.6%18.4%91st of 95
    Owner-occupied homes67%29%8th of 95
    Bachelor's degree or higher36%41%53rd of 95
    Unemployment rate7.3%8.6%53rd 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 91724

    Only 6.6% of residents live below the poverty line, the 5th-lowest of 95. That is low for a ZIP whose median income ($103,163) is not among the site's highest.

    67% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, the 8th-highest of 95 and well above the 29% Los Angeles ZIP median. Ownership this widespread goes with one of the lower price-to-income ratios on the site (7.6).

    Buying and renting in 91724

    Homes here cost 7.6 times the median household income, below the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 9th most attainable of 90 on price-to-income. Rent is also within reach: the median rent is 24.9% of median household income, under HUD's 30% cost-burden line.

    The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.

    91724 and its neighbors

    Next to its five nearest ZIPs (91750, 91711, 91016, 91731, 90631), 91724 differs most on poverty rate: 6.6% against a neighborhood median of 10.2%, the lowest in the group.

    The sharpest contrast is 91731 (El Monte), about 10.8 miles away, where the poverty rate is 17.8%, against 6.6% here. The closest match among the five is 90631 (La Habra).

    Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.

    ZIP Code 91724 Census figures

    People

    Population28,352
    Density4,544/sq mi
    Median age38.0
    Male50.2%
    Female49.8%

    Income and work

    Median household$103,163
    Per capita$42,155
    Poverty rate6.6%
    Unemployment7.3%

    Housing

    Housing units9,472
    Owner-occupied67%
    Renter-occupied33%
    Median home value$782,700
    Median gross rent$2,142

    Education (adults 25 and older)

    High school or higher91%
    Bachelor's or higher36%

    Postal and location facts

    USPS city
    Covina
    County
    Los Angeles County
    Main area code
    626
    ZIP type
    Standard
    Time zone
    Pacific
    Approximate center
    34.0799° N, 117.8548° W
    Land area
    6.24 sq mi
    Water area
    0.00 sq mi

    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.

    FigureCensus table
    PopulationB01003
    Median ageB01002
    Median household incomeB19013
    Poverty rateS1701
    Unemployment rateS2301
    Owner / renter share of occupied homesB25003
    Median home value (owner estimate)B25077
    Median gross rentB25064
    Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)S1501
    Mean travel time to workDP03

    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.

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