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90623 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90623 covers La Palma, California, with a population of about 15,369 and a median household income of $112,366.

Population
15,3698,472 per square mile
Median age
46.98.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$112,3661.2× the California median
Poverty rate
5.2%7.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,208,683up 36.1% in five years
Median rent
$2,2241.1× the California median
Degree or higher
48.8%13.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
68.3%3.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
432

Where 90623 is

La Palma, 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

Population15,369
Median age46.9
Family households77.1%
Born outside the US36.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home50.8%
White (non-Hispanic)24.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)50.4%
Hispanic or Latino17.2%
Veterans3.7%
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$112,366
Income per person$52,158
Poverty rate5.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k0.2%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k11.6%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k5.7%
$150–200k12.5%
$200k or more23.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,670
Mean adjusted gross income$99,956
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.1%
Returns, under $25k21.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.9%
Returns, $200k or more12.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$920,200
Median gross rent$2,224
Rent as a share of household income39.6%
Owner-occupied68.3%
Vacant homes1.9%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house68.4%
Attached house6.8%
2 to 4 units3.2%
5 to 19 units6.7%
20 or more units13.6%
Mobile home1.3%
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$1,208,683as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,208,683$270,051

$270,051 in 2000 to $1,208,683 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.8%
High school diploma or higher93.8%
Works from home12.9%
Drives to work alone71.7%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.7%
Health

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

Obesity19.6% 13.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.5% 3.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression15.5% 6.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24% 1.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.3% 3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.3% 5.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.3% 5.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.8% 4.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.2% 3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.2% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments432
People employed7,012
Annual payroll$515,022,000
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 86.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss90 out of 100
Community resilience14.1 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.

Earthquake94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide45.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave23.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire13.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning3.5Very 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$112,366$96,334$78,538
Income per person$52,158$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate5.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$920,200$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,224$1,956$1,348
Homeownership68.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home12.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US36.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age46.937.638.7
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 stationFULLERTON MUNI AP, CA US6.2 km away
Rain in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January68.8°F / 46.4°F2.85 in rain
February69°F / 48.3°F3.02 in rain
March71°F / 51.5°F1.74 in rain
April74.2°F / 53.8°F0.59 in rain
May75.7°F / 58.1°F0.3 in rain
June79°F / 62.6°F0.08 in rain
July84.4°F / 66.1°F0.02 in rain
August86.7°F / 66.4°F0.02 in rain
September85.4°F / 64.6°F0.14 in rain
October80.3°F / 58.3°F0.5 in rain
November74°F / 50.7°F0.74 in rain
December68.1°F / 45.6°F1.86 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Anaheim Union High School District34.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Centralia Elementary School District23.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Buena Park Elementary School District15.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Fullerton Joint Union High School District15.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Cypress Elementary School District10.4% of this ZIP code's land area
ABC Unified School District1% 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 vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability14.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90620 Buena Park, CA3 km away
90703 Cerritos, CA3.3 km away
90622 Buena Park, CA3.4 km away
90630 Cypress, CA3.5 km away
90624 Buena Park, CA3.5 km away
90715 Lakewood, CA3.5 km away
90701 Artesia, CA3.6 km away
90716 Hawaiian Gardens, CA3.8 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.

Orange County98% of this ZIP code's land area
Los Angeles County2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.81 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density8,472 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.8491, -118.0398

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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