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94020 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94020 covers La Honda, California, with a population of about 1,745 and a median household income of $250,000.

Population
1,74542 per square mile
Median age
52.413.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$250,000+2.6× the California median
Poverty rate
3.3%9.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,015,015up 5.1% in five years
Degree or higher
76.4%41.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
79.4%14.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
32

Where 94020 is

La Honda, 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

Population1,745
Median age52.4
Family households62.3%
Born outside the US21.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home21.3%
White (non-Hispanic)74.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.1%
Hispanic or Latino5.4%
Veterans5.8%
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$250,000+
Income per person$120,077
Poverty rate3.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k1.6%
$75–100k7.2%
$100–125k1.3%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k1.4%
$200k or more73.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed730
Mean adjusted gross income$153,425
Returns declaring $200,000 or more23.3%
Returns, under $25k15.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.7%
Returns, $200k or more23.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,158,100
Owner-occupied79.4%
Vacant homes22.1%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house90.5%
Attached house3.1%
5 to 19 units3.9%
Mobile home2.6%
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$1,015,015as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 34.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,042,365$438,977

$472,602 in 2000 to $1,015,015 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher76.4%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home27.2%
Drives to work alone59.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more48.8%
Health

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

Obesity27.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.2% 2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.3% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.9% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.9% 3.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68% 3.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69% 7.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.1% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.4% 10 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments32
People employed116
Annual payroll$6,471,000
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 99.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.5 out of 100
Community resilience96.1 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
Drought99.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding84.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami64.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather23.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado10.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7.4Very 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$250,000+$96,334$78,538
Income per person$120,077$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate3.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,158,100$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership79.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher76.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home27.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US21.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age52.437.638.7
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 stationSKYLINE RIDGE PRESERVE, CA US7.3 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January54.7°F / 40.9°F7.77 in rain
February55.1°F / 40.3°F7.97 in rain
March58.4°F / 41.3°F6.32 in rain
April61.6°F / 42.6°F3.37 in rain
May66.9°F / 47.2°F1.29 in rain
June75.2°F / 52°F0.42 in rain
July80.6°F / 57.7°F0.04 in rain
August80.9°F / 58.5°F0.11 in rain
September78.9°F / 57.1°F0.18 in rain
October71°F / 51.7°F1.73 in rain
November60.4°F / 44.4°F4.6 in rain
December53.8°F / 40.1°F8.41 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%.

La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District98% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport85more vulnerable than 85% 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.

94021 Loma Mar, CA2.8 km away
94074 San Gregorio, CA11.1 km away
94028 Portola Valley, CA11.2 km away
94060 Pescadero, CA12.6 km away
94026 Menlo Park, CA14.2 km away
94064 Redwood City, CA14.2 km away
94022 Los Altos, CA16.3 km away
95006 Boulder Creek, CA16.5 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.

San Mateo County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area41.98 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density42 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.2726, -122.2495

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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