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94037 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94037 covers Montara, California, with a population of about 2,897.

Population
2,897527 per square mile
Median age
5617.3 points above the US average
Poverty rate
3.6%8.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,512,165up 15.9% in five years
Degree or higher
62.1%27.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
89.5%24.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
50

Where 94037 is

Montara, 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

Population2,897
Median age56
Family households69.7%
Born outside the US9.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.6%
White (non-Hispanic)77.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino17.5%
Veterans3.6%
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

Income per person$94,639
Poverty rate3.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k15.8%
$200k or more51.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,467,400
Owner-occupied89.5%
Vacant homes13.5%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house87.4%
Attached house12.6%
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$1,512,165as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,512,165$455,716

$455,716 in 2000 to $1,512,165 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.1%
High school diploma or higher93.8%
Works from home31.3%
Drives to work alone55.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more36.5%
Health

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

Obesity25.4% 8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.2% 4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17% 3.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.1% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74% 2.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26% 4.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.4% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours25.9% 10.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7% 6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments50
People employed180
Annual payroll$8,065,000
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 96.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss96.8 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.

Landslide99.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake97.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami95.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding92.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning29.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave19.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather16.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind13.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail10.8Very 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$96,334$78,538
Income per person$94,639$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate3.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,467,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership89.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home31.3%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US9.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age5637.638.7
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 stationPACIFICA 4 SSE, CA US6.2 km away
Rain in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January58.1°F / 45.3°F6.14 in rain
February60.1°F / 46°F6.48 in rain
March61.4°F / 46.1°F4.45 in rain
April63.9°F / 47.6°F2.36 in rain
May66.9°F / 49.4°F1 in rain
June68.8°F / 50.8°F0.25 in rain
July69.4°F / 52.3°F0.01 in rain
August71°F / 53.3°F0.08 in rain
September72.3°F / 53.4°F0.11 in rain
October70.1°F / 52.3°F1.5 in rain
November64.1°F / 49.7°F2.86 in rain
December58.8°F / 46.2°F6.64 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Cabrillo Unified School District98.3% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94038 Moss Beach, CA1.3 km away
94018 El Granada, CA4.6 km away
94044 Pacifica, CA8.8 km away
94019 Half Moon Bay, CA8.8 km away
94030 Millbrae, CA11.1 km away
94066 San Bruno, CA11.3 km away
94010 Burlingame, CA12.4 km away
94011 Burlingame, CA13.1 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 area5.5 sq mi
Population density527 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5428, -122.5052

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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