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93427 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93427 covers Buellton, California, with a population of about 5,866 and a median household income of $106,442.

Population
5,86684 per square mile
Median age
39.30.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$106,4421.1× the California median
Poverty rate
3.3%9.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$925,747up 24.3% in five years
Median rent
$2,0881.1× the California median
Degree or higher
42.2%7.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
62.5%2.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
277

Where 93427 is

Buellton, 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

Population5,866
Median age39.3
Family households77.7%
Born outside the US14.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.2%
White (non-Hispanic)72.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino24%
Veterans6.1%
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$106,442
Income per person$50,418
Poverty rate3.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.8%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k5.0%
$50–60k4.1%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k16.0%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k12.1%
$150–200k16.4%
$200k or more15.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,060
Mean adjusted gross income$96,680
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.8%
Returns, under $25k23.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.5%
Returns, $200k or more9.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$762,500
Median gross rent$2,088
Rent as a share of household income30.8%
Owner-occupied62.5%
Vacant homes16.4%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house59.1%
Attached house12.3%
2 to 4 units0.3%
5 to 19 units5.3%
20 or more units6.9%
Mobile home16.1%
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$925,747as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$925,747$347,668

$347,668 in 2000 to $925,747 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.2%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home11.2%
Drives to work alone71.5%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33%
Health

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

Obesity25.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.7% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70% 8.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.8% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments277
People employed2,797
Annual payroll$151,352,000
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 99% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss99 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.

Landslide99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding94Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake87.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding29.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail22.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning10.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather6.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.7Very 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$106,442$96,334$78,538
Income per person$50,418$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate3.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$762,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,088$1,956$1,348
Homeownership62.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home11.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US14.1%26.7%13.9%
Median age39.337.638.7
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 stationCACHUMA LAKE, CA US19.7 km away
Rain in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January67.2°F / 34.2°F4.89 in rain
February68.1°F / 35.4°F5.29 in rain
March71.2°F / 37.8°F3.61 in rain
April75.7°F / 39.3°F1.31 in rain
May79.8°F / 42.8°F0.54 in rain
June86.2°F / 45.3°F0.06 in rain
July92.1°F / 47.8°F0.01 in rain
August93.2°F / 48.5°F0 in rain
September90.6°F / 46.7°F0.08 in rain
October84.2°F / 43.1°F0.8 in rain
November74.8°F / 38°F1.24 in rain
December66.8°F / 33.4°F3.3 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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District41.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Buellton Union Elementary School District29.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Orcutt Union Elementary School District8.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District8.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Vista del Mar Union Elementary School District7.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Los Olivos Elementary School District4.2% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability8.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93463 Solvang, CA3.7 km away
93441 Los Olivos, CA8.8 km away
93464 Solvang, CA9.5 km away
93460 Santa Ynez, CA11.1 km away
93440 Los Alamos, CA13.9 km away
93436 Lompoc, CA24 km away
93438 Lompoc, CA24.4 km away
93455 Santa Maria, CA31.5 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 area69.48 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density84 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.6209, -120.1922

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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