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93552 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93552 covers Palmdale, California, with a population of about 43,903 and a median household income of $84,894.

Population
43,9031,142 per square mile
Median age
33.35.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$84,89412% below the California median
Poverty rate
13.9%1.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$497,594up 16.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,8515% below the California median
Degree or higher
11.9%23.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
77%12 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
275

Where 93552 is

Palmdale, 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

Population43,903
Median age33.3
Family households85.2%
Born outside the US26.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home57.8%
White (non-Hispanic)10.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino72.4%
Veterans3.1%
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$84,894
Income per person$26,208
Poverty rate13.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k5.3%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k6.9%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k14.6%
$100–125k12.4%
$125–150k11.2%
$150–200k12.8%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed18,260
Mean adjusted gross income$51,920
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.2%
Returns, under $25k31.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.3%
Returns, $200k or more1.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$414,600
Median gross rent$1,851
Rent as a share of household income43.7%
Owner-occupied77%
Vacant homes2.8%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house88.3%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units1.2%
5 to 19 units0.6%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home7.3%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
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$497,594as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101%
Typical asking rent$2,937as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$503,684$118,258

$118,258 in 2000 to $497,594 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%
High school diploma or higher76.2%
Works from home6.5%
Drives to work alone73.7%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more47%
Health

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

Obesity30.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.4% 6.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.2% 7.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.9% 4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.8% 4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening51.1% 13.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support34.5% 9.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity28.5% 11.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.6% 10.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24.2% 10.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness43.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.8% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments275
People employed3,076
Annual payroll$102,435,000
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 80.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss80.7 out of 100
Community resilience12.7 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.

Earthquake95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche86.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide62.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought50.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather41.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail30.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning12.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave1Very 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$84,894$96,334$78,538
Income per person$26,208$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate13.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$414,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,851$1,956$1,348
Homeownership77%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home6.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US26.8%26.7%13.9%
Median age33.337.638.7
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 stationPALMDALE, CA US6.7 km away
Rain in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January59.5°F / 34.7°F1.43 in rain
February62.9°F / 37.4°F1.84 in rain
March69.2°F / 41.6°F1.08 in rain
April75.4°F / 45.8°F0.39 in rain
May82.7°F / 53.3°F0.11 in rain
June91.6°F / 60.6°F0.02 in rain
July97.6°F / 67.5°F0.17 in rain
August97.6°F / 66.3°F0.04 in rain
September92.5°F / 60.4°F0.14 in rain
October80.8°F / 50.1°F0.4 in rain
November67.7°F / 39.5°F0.4 in rain
December58.1°F / 34.2°F1.3 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 supermarket42% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket60% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Palmdale Elementary School District31.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Keppel Union Elementary School District10.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Eastside Union Elementary School District8.4% 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 vulnerability74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93590 Palmdale, CA8.6 km away
93599 Palmdale, CA8.6 km away
93543 Littlerock, CA10.3 km away
93539 Lancaster, CA17.5 km away
93584 Lancaster, CA17.5 km away
93586 Lancaster, CA17.5 km away
93534 Lancaster, CA17.6 km away
93510 Acton, CA18.6 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.

Los Angeles County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area38.44 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq mi
Population density1,142 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.5715, -118.0231

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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