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92603 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92603 covers Irvine, California, with a population of about 19,264 and a median household income of $192,083.

Population
19,2641,929 per square mile
Median age
40.72 points above the US average
Median household income
$192,0832.0× the California median
Poverty rate
7.7%4.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$2,342,560up 77.2% in five years
Median rent
$3,4351.8× the California median
Degree or higher
75%40 points above the US average
Homeownership
55.7%9.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
499

Where 92603 is

Irvine, 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

Population19,264
Median age40.7
Family households71.1%
Born outside the US37%
Speaks a language other than English at home37.5%
White (non-Hispanic)47.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)39.2%
Hispanic or Latino8.6%
Veterans2.2%
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$192,083
Income per person$87,920
Poverty rate7.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k0.1%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k2.9%
$60–75k4.3%
$75–100k6.1%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k12.0%
$200k or more46.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,080
Mean adjusted gross income$317,226
Returns declaring $200,000 or more31.5%
Returns, under $25k17.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k11.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.7%
Returns, $200k or more31.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,718,800
Median gross rent$3,435
Rent as a share of household income26.9%
Owner-occupied55.7%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built2001

What the homes are

Detached house53.9%
Attached house26.6%
2 to 4 units2.6%
5 to 19 units11.1%
20 or more units5.8%
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$2,342,560as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 77.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 125.7%
Typical asking rent$4,029as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 29.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$2,342,560$511,200

$511,200 in 2000 to $2,342,560 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$4,029$2,692

$2,736 in 2018 to $4,029 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher75%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home30%
Drives to work alone61.6%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.1%
Health

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

Obesity19.5% 13.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.4% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14% 6.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.7% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.3% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.5% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.2% 12.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.1% 9.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8% 9.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.7% 7.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81% 5.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.3% 3.5 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)9.6% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.6% 8.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments499
People employed2,759
Annual payroll$224,318,000
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 75.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss83.2 out of 100
Community resilience14.2 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.

Landslide96Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake88.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail28.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning3.2Very 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$192,083$96,334$78,538
Income per person$87,920$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate7.7%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,718,800$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,435$1,956$1,348
Homeownership55.7%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher75%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home30%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US37%26.7%13.9%
Median age40.737.638.7
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 stationNEWPORT BEACH HARBOR, CA US8.6 km away
Rain in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January64.5°F / 50.4°F2.2 in rain
February63.3°F / 51°F2.38 in rain
March64.7°F / 53.1°F1.34 in rain
April65.9°F / 55.1°F0.55 in rain
May66.7°F / 58.3°F0.18 in rain
June68.4°F / 61.5°F0.07 in rain
July71.8°F / 64.6°F0.02 in rain
August73.3°F / 65.5°F0 in rain
September74.1°F / 64.1°F0.1 in rain
October72.7°F / 60.2°F0.33 in rain
November68.4°F / 54.5°F0.64 in rain
December64.1°F / 49.8°F1.62 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 supermarket97% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket81% 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%.

Irvine Unified School District99.6% 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Household characteristics19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability10.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92617 Irvine, CA4.8 km away
92697 Irvine, CA4.9 km away
92616 Irvine, CA4.9 km away
92657 Newport Coast, CA5 km away
92612 Irvine, CA5 km away
92619 Irvine, CA5.8 km away
92698 Aliso Viejo, CA6.4 km away
92637 Laguna Woods, CA6.6 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area9.99 sq mi
Population density1,929 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.6245, -117.7940

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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