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92630 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92630 covers Lake Forest, California, with a population of about 66,461 and a median household income of $119,984.

Population
66,4616,307 per square mile
Median age
40.11.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$119,9841.2× the California median
Poverty rate
9.8%2.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,186,852up 40.3% in five years
Median rent
$2,6141.3× the California median
Degree or higher
47%12 points above the US average
Homeownership
68.1%3.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,199

Where 92630 is

Lake Forest, 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

Population66,461
Median age40.1
Family households71.7%
Born outside the US27.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home37.8%
White (non-Hispanic)46.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)19.1%
Hispanic or Latino27.1%
Veterans3.8%
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$119,984
Income per person$55,594
Poverty rate9.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k1.6%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k4.3%
$60–75k6.1%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k9.6%
$125–150k10.1%
$150–200k13.0%
$200k or more25.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed33,200
Mean adjusted gross income$107,117
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14%
Returns, under $25k21.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.5%
Returns, $200k or more14.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$858,900
Median gross rent$2,614
Rent as a share of household income33.8%
Owner-occupied68.1%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house52%
Attached house17.1%
2 to 4 units6.3%
5 to 19 units13.5%
20 or more units6.2%
Mobile home4.8%
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$1,186,852as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.3%
Typical asking rent$3,312as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 29.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 58.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,186,852$258,604

$258,604 in 2000 to $1,186,852 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$3,312$2,095

$2,095 in 2016 to $3,312 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher47%
High school diploma or higher93.4%
Works from home20.8%
Drives to work alone67.3%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.5%
Health

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

Obesity24% 9.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.4% 5.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.3% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.7% 3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.8% 4.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.9% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 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 establishments2,199
People employed25,528
Annual payroll$1,634,834,000
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 77% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.1 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.

Earthquake91.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind11.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning6.5Very 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$119,984$96,334$78,538
Income per person$55,594$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate9.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$858,900$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,614$1,956$1,348
Homeownership68.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher47%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home20.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US27.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age40.137.638.7
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 stationTUSTIN IRVINE RCH, CA US9 km away
Rain in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January67.8°F / 43.3°F3.09 in rain
February69.1°F / 44.6°F3.39 in rain
March71.7°F / 47.8°F2.11 in rain
April74.2°F / 49.6°F0.8 in rain
May76.6°F / 54.6°F0.32 in rain
June79.6°F / 58.2°F0.09 in rain
July85.1°F / 61.4°F0.01 in rain
August87.3°F / 63.1°F0 in rain
September86.8°F / 61.1°F0.18 in rain
October83.6°F / 54.8°F0.67 in rain
November75.9°F / 47.3°F1.21 in rain
December69.9°F / 42.8°F2.25 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 supermarket32% 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%.

Saddleback Valley 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability13.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92609 El Toro, CA2.2 km away
92610 Foothill Ranch, CA4 km away
92691 Mission Viejo, CA4.1 km away
92654 Laguna Hills, CA5.1 km away
92637 Laguna Woods, CA5.1 km away
92692 Mission Viejo, CA5.2 km away
92690 Mission Viejo, CA5.4 km away
92653 Laguna Hills, CA5.9 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 area10.54 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density6,307 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.6437, -117.6868

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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