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90640 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90640 covers Montebello, California, with a population of about 61,615 and a median household income of $74,833.

Population
61,6157,403 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,83322% below the California median
Poverty rate
12.8%about the US average
Typical home value
$825,449up 19% in five years
Median rent
$1,7719% below the California median
Degree or higher
22%13 points below the US average
Homeownership
46.3%18.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,357

Where 90640 is

Montebello, 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

Population61,615
Median age39.4
Family households73.7%
Born outside the US36.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home71.5%
White (non-Hispanic)6.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)13.2%
Hispanic or Latino78.8%
Veterans2.4%
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$74,833
Income per person$32,285
Poverty rate12.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k4.1%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k7.3%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k7.6%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more9.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed29,070
Mean adjusted gross income$60,480
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k28.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.5%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$660,600
Median gross rent$1,771
Rent as a share of household income35.8%
Owner-occupied46.3%
Vacant homes3.5%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house47%
Attached house9.8%
2 to 4 units14%
5 to 19 units12.6%
20 or more units15%
Mobile home1.6%
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$825,449as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78%
Typical asking rent$2,526as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$825,449$218,999

$218,999 in 2000 to $825,449 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher22%
High school diploma or higher74.5%
Works from home9.2%
Drives to work alone72.1%
Takes public transport2.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23%
Health

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

Obesity27.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.6% 4.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.3% 8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)17.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.4% 2 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 year70.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.8% 2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening52.4% 11.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support33% 8.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity25.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21% 6.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12% 2.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness41.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.6% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.1% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,357
People employed19,008
Annual payroll$945,248,000
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 84.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 19 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.5 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.

Earthquake96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide43.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire29.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail22.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather12.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning8.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind6.9Very 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$74,833$96,334$78,538
Income per person$32,285$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate12.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$660,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,771$1,956$1,348
Homeownership46.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home9.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US36.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age39.437.638.7
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 stationSAN GABRIEL FIRE DEPT, CA US8 km away
Rain in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January68.6°F / 46.1°F3.56 in rain
February68.2°F / 47.1°F4.22 in rain
March70.9°F / 50.5°F2.53 in rain
April73.8°F / 52.7°F0.61 in rain
May75.6°F / 57.6°F0.48 in rain
June80.8°F / 61.5°F0.13 in rain
July85.5°F / 65.2°F0.04 in rain
August87.6°F / 65.5°F0 in rain
September86.7°F / 63.6°F0.13 in rain
October80.7°F / 57.4°F0.61 in rain
November74°F / 50.6°F0.92 in rain
December67.8°F / 45.3°F2.44 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 supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket34% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket19% of this ZIP code's area
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Montebello Unified School District97.8% of this ZIP code's land area
El Rancho Unified School District2.1% 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 vulnerability79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Household characteristics77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability10.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90660 Pico Rivera, CA3.6 km away
90661 Pico Rivera, CA3.7 km away
90662 Pico Rivera, CA3.7 km away
91755 Monterey Park, CA3.9 km away
90022 Los Angeles, CA4.2 km away
90040 Los Angeles, CA4.5 km away
91754 Monterey Park, CA4.6 km away
91756 Monterey Park, CA5.5 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 area8.32 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density7,403 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0133, -118.1130

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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