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92868 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92868 covers Orange, California, with a population of about 27,390 and a median household income of $89,050.

Population
27,3907,964 per square mile
Median age
33.15.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$89,0508% below the California median
Poverty rate
13.4%1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$909,675up 30.4% in five years
Median rent
$2,3561.2× the California median
Degree or higher
35.6%0.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
31.7%33.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,820

Where 92868 is

Orange, 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

Population27,390
Median age33.1
Family households63.1%
Born outside the US24.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home46.9%
White (non-Hispanic)25.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)16.1%
Hispanic or Latino51.3%
Veterans2.5%
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$89,050
Income per person$35,513
Poverty rate13.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k13.3%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k13.3%
$200k or more10.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,660
Mean adjusted gross income$86,893
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k23.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$714,300
Median gross rent$2,356
Rent as a share of household income32.1%
Owner-occupied31.7%
Vacant homes5.7%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house27.8%
Attached house10.5%
2 to 4 units10%
5 to 19 units7.9%
20 or more units40.9%
Mobile home2.9%
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$909,675as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.8%
Typical asking rent$3,023as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 22.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$909,675$174,743

$174,743 in 2000 to $909,675 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$3,023$2,235

$2,245 in 2019 to $3,023 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%
High school diploma or higher84.8%
Works from home15.5%
Drives to work alone65.9%
Takes public transport1.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.2%
Health

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

Obesity26% 7.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.5% 9.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis14.8% 10.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication65.8% 8.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.7% 8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83% 2.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62% 0.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.8% 5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.1% 2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.3% 1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,820
People employed47,577
Annual payroll$3,523,689,000
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 90.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss93.3 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.

Earthquake97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide59.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave35.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind12.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning7Very 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$89,050$96,334$78,538
Income per person$35,513$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate13.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$714,300$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,356$1,956$1,348
Homeownership31.7%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home15.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US24.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age33.137.638.7
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 stationSANTA ANA FIRE STN, CA US4.9 km away
Rain in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January69.3°F / 48.7°F2.88 in rain
February69.3°F / 49.5°F3.16 in rain
March71.2°F / 51.8°F1.71 in rain
April73.2°F / 54.2°F0.82 in rain
May74.7°F / 58.1°F0.29 in rain
June77.7°F / 61.3°F0.08 in rain
July82.5°F / 64.7°F0.03 in rain
August84.6°F / 65.3°F0 in rain
September83.8°F / 63.9°F0.12 in rain
October79.4°F / 59.4°F0.5 in rain
November74°F / 52.8°F0.79 in rain
December68.4°F / 48.1°F2.16 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 supermarket30% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket63% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket24% 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.

Orange Unified School District95.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Anaheim Elementary School District2.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Anaheim Union High School District2.2% 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 vulnerability76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Walkability15.7 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92706 Santa Ana, CA2.2 km away
92856 Orange, CA3.2 km away
92866 Orange, CA3.3 km away
92867 Orange, CA3.7 km away
92712 Santa Ana, CA4.2 km away
92701 Santa Ana, CA4.5 km away
92840 Garden Grove, CA4.6 km away
92802 Anaheim, CA4.8 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 area3.44 sq mi
Population density7,964 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.7875, -117.8776

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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