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93433 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93433 covers Grover Beach, California, with a population of about 12,684 and a median household income of $82,534.

Population
12,6845,861 per square mile
Median age
40.51.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,53414% below the California median
Poverty rate
12.7%about the US average
Typical home value
$783,233up 22.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,921about the California median
Degree or higher
26.9%8.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
55.4%9.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
360

Where 93433 is

Grover Beach, 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

Population12,684
Median age40.5
Family households67.2%
Born outside the US12.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home28.1%
White (non-Hispanic)55.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino37.9%
Veterans7.2%
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$82,534
Income per person$41,616
Poverty rate12.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k3.8%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k9.1%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k11.0%
$100–125k15.0%
$125–150k6.2%
$150–200k9.3%
$200k or more10.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,010
Mean adjusted gross income$76,365
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6%
Returns, under $25k23.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.3%
Returns, $200k or more6.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$691,900
Median gross rent$1,921
Rent as a share of household income29.9%
Owner-occupied55.4%
Vacant homes13.6%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house61.8%
Attached house12.9%
2 to 4 units17%
5 to 19 units4.1%
20 or more units0.4%
Mobile home3.6%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$783,233as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.7%
Typical asking rent$2,749as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$783,233$180,074

$180,074 in 2000 to $783,233 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%
High school diploma or higher83.1%
Works from home13.3%
Drives to work alone72.6%
Takes public transport2.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.2%
Health

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

Obesity29.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.7% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.8% 3.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71% 5.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27% 2.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.4% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.2% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.8% 1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments360
People employed2,793
Annual payroll$123,005,000
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 58.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.2 out of 100
Community resilience90.4 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.

Earthquake84.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide54.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami54Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought47.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding41.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire38.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather11Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning8.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado0.9Very 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$82,534$96,334$78,538
Income per person$41,616$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate12.7%12%12.4%
Median home value$691,900$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,921$1,956$1,348
Homeownership55.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home13.3%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US12.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age40.537.638.7
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 stationPISMO BEACH, CA US7.4 km away
Rain in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January64.8°F / 44.2°F3.48 in rain
February65.1°F / 44°F4 in rain
March67.5°F / 46.2°F2.98 in rain
April69.7°F / 48.2°F1 in rain
May72.3°F / 49.5°F0.46 in rain
June70.5°F / 51.4°F0.15 in rain
July70.3°F / 53.9°F0.02 in rain
August71.4°F / 54.8°F0.02 in rain
September71.9°F / 53.6°F0.08 in rain
October72.5°F / 52.6°F0.79 in rain
November69°F / 46.4°F1.81 in rain
December65°F / 43.7°F3.08 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 supermarket55% 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%.

Lucia Mar 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 vulnerability65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability15.3 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93483 Grover Beach, CA0.4 km away
93445 Oceano, CA2.3 km away
93475 Oceano, CA2.4 km away
93421 Arroyo Grande, CA2.4 km away
93448 Pismo Beach, CA3.3 km away
93449 Pismo Beach, CA5.2 km away
93409 San Luis Obispo, CA11.3 km away
93424 Avila Beach, CA12.3 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.

San Luis Obispo County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.16 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density5,861 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.1210, -120.6173

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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