Postal Codes

90747 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90747 covers Carson, California, with a population of about 17.

Population
17794 per square mile
Median age
19.219.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 90747 is

Carson, California — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population17
Median age19.2
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed621
Annual payroll$29,156,000
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 96.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss97.1 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.

Earthquake99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide24.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire23.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind7.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning6.6Very 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$96,334$78,538
Income per person$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%5.2%
Works from home15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US26.7%13.9%
Median age19.237.638.7
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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 stationHAWTHORNE MUNI AP, CA US9.7 km away
Rain in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January67.3°F / 49.2°F2.67 in rain
February66.8°F / 50.6°F2.96 in rain
March67.8°F / 52.7°F1.67 in rain
April69.7°F / 54.8°F0.6 in rain
May70.7°F / 58.4°F0.29 in rain
June73.1°F / 61.5°F0 in rain
July77.2°F / 64.7°F0.02 in rain
August78.7°F / 65.3°F0 in rain
September78.5°F / 64.5°F0.17 in rain
October76°F / 60.3°F0.48 in rain
November71.7°F / 53.6°F0.72 in rain
December66.4°F / 48.8°F2.19 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Compton 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 vulnerability73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability14.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90746 Carson, CA1 km away
90220 Compton, CA1.5 km away
90248 Gardena, CA2.9 km away
90221 Compton, CA3.7 km away
90895 Carson, CA4.4 km away
90223 Compton, CA4.5 km away
90247 Gardena, CA4.8 km away
90222 Compton, CA5 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 area0.02 sq mi
Population density794 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.8671, -118.2538

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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