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90048 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90048 covers Los Angeles, California, with a population of about 20,796 and a median household income of $104,227.

Population
20,79610,982 per square mile
Median age
38.6about the US average
Median household income
$104,2271.1× the California median
Poverty rate
11.6%0.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,768,731up 2.4% in five years
Median rent
$2,3591.2× the California median
Degree or higher
69.2%34.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
28%37 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,491

Where 90048 is

Los Angeles, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population20,796
Median age38.6
Family households31.8%
Born outside the US27.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.5%
White (non-Hispanic)73.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.7%
Hispanic or Latino7.6%
Veterans1.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$104,227
Income per person$99,737
Poverty rate11.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k3.1%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k4.2%
$60–75k4.7%
$75–100k15.3%
$100–125k8.9%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k10.2%
$200k or more25.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed11,910
Mean adjusted gross income$184,393
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.9%
Returns, under $25k19.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.0%
Returns, $200k or more19.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,847,500
Median gross rent$2,359
Rent as a share of household income32.6%
Owner-occupied28%
Vacant homes13.8%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house21.6%
Attached house3.1%
2 to 4 units13.2%
5 to 19 units33.2%
20 or more units29%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,768,731as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 2.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66.7%
Typical asking rent$3,374as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 19.5%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 36.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,942,496$340,139

$340,139 in 2000 to $1,768,731 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$3,374$2,308

$2,308 in 2015 to $3,374 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.2%
High school diploma or higher95.6%
Works from home29.7%
Drives to work alone55.8%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity22.6% 10.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.6% 8.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.1% 10.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.2% 2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.6% 11.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.5% 7.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.6% 8.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.3% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.3% 8.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,491
People employed38,440
Annual payroll$3,545,104,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 83.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss86.8 out of 100
Community resilience12.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail16.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide10.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning3.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind3.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire2.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$104,227$96,334$78,538
Income per person$99,737$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate11.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,847,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,359$1,956$1,348
Homeownership28%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home29.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US27.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age38.637.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationU C L A, CA US6.5 km away
Rain in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January67.7°F / 51.9°F4.14 in rain
February67°F / 51.1°F4.73 in rain
March68°F / 52.1°F2.73 in rain
April69.6°F / 53.6°F0.77 in rain
May70.2°F / 56.3°F0.42 in rain
June72.9°F / 59.1°F0.11 in rain
July76.9°F / 62.4°F0.03 in rain
August78.8°F / 63.1°F0.01 in rain
September78.7°F / 62.5°F0.15 in rain
October76.2°F / 59.6°F0.72 in rain
November72.1°F / 55.4°F0.99 in rain
December67.1°F / 51.4°F2.93 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Los Angeles Unified School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability17.2 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

90211 Beverly Hills, CA1.4 km away
90069 West Hollywood, CA2 km away
90036 Los Angeles, CA2.1 km away
90035 Los Angeles, CA2.4 km away
90209 Beverly Hills, CA2.6 km away
90213 Beverly Hills, CA2.6 km away
90212 Beverly Hills, CA2.9 km away
90210 Beverly Hills, CA3.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Los Angeles County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.89 sq mi
Population density10,982 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0737, -118.3720

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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