Postal Codes

92606 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92606 covers Irvine, California, with a population of about 24,499 and a median household income of $140,790.

Population
24,4997,099 per square mile
Median age
33.65.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$140,7901.5× the California median
Poverty rate
11.5%0.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,452,325up 67.6% in five years
Median rent
$2,8451.5× the California median
Degree or higher
66.4%31.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
37.6%27.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,178

Where 92606 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

Population24,499
Median age33.6
Family households66.8%
Born outside the US40.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home51.4%
White (non-Hispanic)31.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)44%
Hispanic or Latino10.5%
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$140,790
Income per person$59,511
Poverty rate11.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.1%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k1.0%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k4.3%
$60–75k3.8%
$75–100k8.1%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k10.7%
$150–200k15.2%
$200k or more30.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,400
Mean adjusted gross income$125,366
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15.8%
Returns, under $25k23.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.8%
Returns, $200k or more15.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,046,700
Median gross rent$2,845
Rent as a share of household income24.9%
Owner-occupied37.6%
Vacant homes5.4%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house36.9%
Attached house11.5%
2 to 4 units4.9%
5 to 19 units13.4%
20 or more units32.4%
Mobile home0.8%
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$1,452,325as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 67.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 120.3%
Typical asking rent$3,312as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 22.7%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 51.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,458,105$279,608

$279,608 in 2000 to $1,452,325 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$3,312$2,119

$2,119 in 2015 to $3,312 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher66.4%
High school diploma or higher95.5%
Works from home28.2%
Drives to work alone61.9%
Takes public transport1.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.6%
Health

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

Obesity19.8% 13.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.6% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.4% 9.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18% 3.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis14.9% 10.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.6% 5.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.7% 4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58% 6.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.3% 3.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66% 4.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.8% 8.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28% 3.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.7% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,178
People employed21,441
Annual payroll$1,904,369,000
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 96.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.3 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.

River flooding99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake94.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail38.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado30.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought26.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind14.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning9Very 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$140,790$96,334$78,538
Income per person$59,511$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate11.5%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,046,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,845$1,956$1,348
Homeownership37.6%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher66.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home28.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US40.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age33.637.638.7
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 stationSANTA ANA JOHN WAYNE AP, CA US4.4 km away
Rain in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January67°F / 48.6°F2.59 in rain
February66.7°F / 50.1°F2.64 in rain
March67.7°F / 52.3°F1.62 in rain
April70.2°F / 54.9°F0.52 in rain
May71.3°F / 59.3°F0.27 in rain
June74.1°F / 62.6°F0.01 in rain
July78.9°F / 66.2°F0.04 in rain
August80.4°F / 67.1°F0.01 in rain
September79.9°F / 65°F0.1 in rain
October76.5°F / 59.2°F0.54 in rain
November71.9°F / 53.3°F0.8 in rain
December66.5°F / 48.3°F2.04 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 supermarket30% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Irvine Unified School District73.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Tustin Unified School District19.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Santa Ana Unified School District7.1% 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability14.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92623 Irvine, CA0.9 km away
92614 Irvine, CA1.5 km away
92698 Aliso Viejo, CA3.3 km away
92604 Irvine, CA3.3 km away
92612 Irvine, CA3.8 km away
92735 Santa Ana, CA4 km away
92780 Tustin, CA4.6 km away
92707 Santa Ana, CA4.7 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.

Orange County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.45 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density7,099 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.6951, -117.8224

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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