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93460 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93460 covers Santa Ynez, California, with a population of about 6,425 and a median household income of $131,932.

Population
6,42529 per square mile
Median age
434.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$131,9321.4× the California median
Poverty rate
11.5%0.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,919,961up 21.8% in five years
Median rent
$2,6041.3× the California median
Degree or higher
37.5%2.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
68.8%3.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
205

Where 93460 is

Santa Ynez, 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

Population6,425
Median age43
Family households65.7%
Born outside the US15.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.1%
White (non-Hispanic)70.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino21.9%
Veterans4.8%
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$131,932
Income per person$75,943
Poverty rate11.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k2.5%
$25–30k0.4%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k3.8%
$60–75k6.1%
$75–100k3.6%
$100–125k15.0%
$125–150k4.5%
$150–200k15.6%
$200k or more30.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,750
Mean adjusted gross income$207,861
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.6%
Returns, under $25k22.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.9%
Returns, $200k or more19.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,187,700
Median gross rent$2,604
Rent as a share of household income30.6%
Owner-occupied68.8%
Vacant homes12%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house84.8%
Attached house3.1%
2 to 4 units3.6%
5 to 19 units0.3%
20 or more units3.2%
Mobile home5%
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$1,919,961as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,949,649$532,402

$532,402 in 2000 to $1,919,961 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%
High school diploma or higher90.3%
Works from home20.8%
Drives to work alone69.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.8%
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 diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.9% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.1% 4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76% 0.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71% 6.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11% 6.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.5% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.4% 6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments205
People employed3,231
Annual payroll$181,775,000
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 99.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss99.6 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.

Landslide100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail35.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche18.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind13Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning9.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2Very 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$131,932$96,334$78,538
Income per person$75,943$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate11.5%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,187,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,604$1,956$1,348
Homeownership68.8%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home20.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US15.8%26.7%13.9%
Median age4337.638.7
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 US9.4 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
College Elementary School District45.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Solvang Elementary School District3.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Los Olivos Elementary School District1.4% 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability6.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93441 Los Olivos, CA6.3 km away
93464 Solvang, CA6.7 km away
93463 Solvang, CA9.5 km away
93427 Buellton, CA11.1 km away
93440 Los Alamos, CA18.2 km away
93117 Goleta, CA28.9 km away
93107 Santa Barbara, CA29.4 km away
93106 Santa Barbara, CA30.2 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 area220.07 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density29 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.6240, -120.0713

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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