Postal Codes

93106 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93106 covers Santa Barbara, California, with a population of about 5,613.

Population
5,6138,932 per square mile
Median age
20.318.4 points below the US average
Poverty rate
4.5%7.9 points below the US average
Median rent
$2,7251.4× the California median
Degree or higher
68.2%33.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
0%65 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 93106 is

Santa Barbara, 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

Population5,613
Median age20.3
Family households15.8%
Born outside the US26.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home50.6%
White (non-Hispanic)45.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)32.7%
Hispanic or Latino13.8%
Veterans1.9%
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

Income per person$15,878
Poverty rate4.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.5%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k21.1%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k52.6%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more15.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$2,725
Rent as a share of household income44.5%
Owner-occupied0%
Vacant homes7.3%
Median year built1945

What the homes are

Detached house48.8%
Attached house14.6%
2 to 4 units9.8%
20 or more units26.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate14.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.2%
High school diploma or higher97.3%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone15.9%
Takes public transport7.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2.2%
Health

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

Obesity14.5% 18.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes1.4% 10.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes4.8% 8.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure8.4% 25.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.3% 11.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis3.3% 21.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication16.4% 58.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.7% 7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease0.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year61% 15.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening68.2% 17.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening51% 13.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD1.2% 5.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15% 2.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability1.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol12.2% 24 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness48.1% 13.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.7% 5.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability2.6% 11.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1% 3 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 hours30.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.4% 3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed74
Annual payroll$3,930,000
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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 96.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss98.6 out of 100
Community resilience48.7 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.

Earthquake99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding78.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail15.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning13.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.8Very 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$15,878$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate4.5%12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,725$1,956$1,348
Homeownership0%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate14.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home9.4%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US26.4%26.7%13.9%
Median age20.337.638.7
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 BARBARA MUNI AP, CA US0.9 km away
Rain in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January64.2°F / 41.3°F3.84 in rain
February63.8°F / 43.6°F3.86 in rain
March65.9°F / 46.2°F3.1 in rain
April67.8°F / 48.1°F0.91 in rain
May69.2°F / 51.3°F0.42 in rain
June70.3°F / 54.5°F0.11 in rain
July73.3°F / 58.1°F0.02 in rain
August74.5°F / 58°F0.01 in rain
September74.3°F / 55.7°F0.07 in rain
October73.4°F / 50.9°F0.73 in rain
November69.2°F / 44.3°F1.27 in rain
December64.3°F / 40.4°F2.91 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 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Santa Barbara Unified School District (7-12)50% of this ZIP code's land area
Goleta Union Elementary School District50% 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 vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Household characteristics2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Walkability9.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93116 Goleta, CA0.9 km away
93118 Goleta, CA0.9 km away
93117 Goleta, CA2.2 km away
93107 Santa Barbara, CA2.7 km away
93111 Santa Barbara, CA3.5 km away
93110 Santa Barbara, CA6.7 km away
93105 Santa Barbara, CA10 km away
93109 Santa Barbara, CA11.3 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.

Santa Barbara County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.63 sq mi
Population density8,932 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.4329, -119.8371

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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