Postal Codes

93440 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93440 covers Los Alamos, California, with a population of about 896 and a median household income of $53,673.

Population
89620 per square mile
Median age
7132.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$53,67344% below the California median
Poverty rate
3.9%8.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$910,124up 24.8% in five years
Degree or higher
16.7%18.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.4%14.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
38

Where 93440 is

Los Alamos, 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

Population896
Median age71
Family households57%
Born outside the US21%
Speaks a language other than English at home11%
White (non-Hispanic)84.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino7.9%
Veterans13.1%
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$53,673
Income per person$43,680
Poverty rate3.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k9.0%
$35–40k6.7%
$40–45k10.6%
$45–50k13.6%
$50–60k15.1%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k19.8%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k11.2%
$200k or more3.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$672,100
Rent as a share of household income19.9%
Owner-occupied79.4%
Vacant homes27.2%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house78.6%
Attached house1.9%
5 to 19 units9.1%
Mobile home10.4%
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$910,124as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$929,376$265,445

$265,445 in 2000 to $910,124 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%
High school diploma or higher88.6%
Works from home21.3%
Drives to work alone49.4%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.3%
Health

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

Obesity26.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71% 3.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.6% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.7% 1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments38
People employed278
Annual payroll$10,064,000
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 99.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.1 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.

Landslide100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning12.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather7.5Very 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$53,673$96,334$78,538
Income per person$43,680$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate3.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$672,100$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership79.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home21.3%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US21%26.7%13.9%
Median age7137.638.7
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 stationLOMPOC, CA US24.7 km away
Rain in a year15 in

Average high and low by month

January64.7°F / 43.2°F3.29 in rain
February65.1°F / 44.2°F3.66 in rain
March67.3°F / 46°F2.8 in rain
April68.2°F / 47.4°F0.9 in rain
May69.2°F / 50.6°F0.34 in rain
June70.7°F / 52.9°F0.06 in rain
July72.5°F / 55.5°F0.02 in rain
August73.3°F / 56°F0.01 in rain
September74.8°F / 54.9°F0.05 in rain
October74.1°F / 51.1°F0.67 in rain
November69.6°F / 46°F1.21 in rain
December63.3°F / 42.1°F2.4 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Orcutt Union Elementary School District46.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District46.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Los Olivos Elementary School District3.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District3.2% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability9.2 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, CA11.2 km away
93464 Solvang, CA11.7 km away
93441 Los Olivos, CA11.9 km away
93427 Buellton, CA13.9 km away
93460 Santa Ynez, CA18.2 km away
93455 Santa Maria, CA22.3 km away
93436 Lompoc, CA24.5 km away
93438 Lompoc, CA26 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 area44.09 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density20 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.7457, -120.2049

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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