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94089 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94089 covers Sunnyvale, California, with a population of about 23,214 and a median household income of $153,725.

Population
23,2143,815 per square mile
Median age
35.53.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$153,7251.6× the California median
Poverty rate
5.8%6.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,426,492up 13.3% in five years
Median rent
$3,3511.7× the California median
Degree or higher
56.8%21.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
51%14 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
555

Where 94089 is

Sunnyvale, 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

Population23,214
Median age35.5
Family households59.4%
Born outside the US50.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home60.4%
White (non-Hispanic)24.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)45.4%
Hispanic or Latino23.6%
Veterans3.8%
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$153,725
Income per person$83,387
Poverty rate5.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k3.3%
$60–75k4.2%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k8.1%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k12.3%
$200k or more39.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,990
Mean adjusted gross income$146,163
Returns declaring $200,000 or more23.7%
Returns, under $25k16.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.1%
Returns, $200k or more23.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$392,000
Median gross rent$3,351
Rent as a share of household income22.3%
Owner-occupied51%
Vacant homes3.4%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house22.2%
Attached house9.1%
2 to 4 units1%
5 to 19 units11.4%
20 or more units27%
Mobile home29.3%
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$1,426,492as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66.5%
Typical asking rent$3,754as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 9.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 36.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,426,492$377,955

$377,955 in 2000 to $1,426,492 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$3,754$2,757

$3,037 in 2018 to $3,754 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.8%
High school diploma or higher92.5%
Works from home25.5%
Drives to work alone57.8%
Takes public transport3.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.5%
Health

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

Obesity21% 12.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.8% 9.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15.2% 9.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.8% 5.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70% 6.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.3% 2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.2% 3.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.1% 8.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.8% 4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11% 6.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.4% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.1% 7.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments555
People employed46,231
Annual payroll$14,893,611,000
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 92.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss94.6 out of 100
Community resilience61.7 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.

Earthquake98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought73.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami71.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding64.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire29.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind4.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning2.5Very 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$153,725$96,334$78,538
Income per person$83,387$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate5.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$392,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,351$1,956$1,348
Homeownership51%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home25.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US50.7%26.7%13.9%
Median age35.537.638.7
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 stationMOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, CA US4.3 km away
Rain in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January59°F / 42.4°F2.49 in rain
February61.8°F / 44.5°F2.9 in rain
March65°F / 46.7°F2.04 in rain
April68°F / 48.9°F0.98 in rain
May71.7°F / 52.5°F0.43 in rain
June75.9°F / 55.7°F0.1 in rain
July76.9°F / 58.5°F0 in rain
August76.9°F / 59°F0.01 in rain
September77.7°F / 57.3°F0.07 in rain
October74.1°F / 53.1°F0.56 in rain
November65.5°F / 46.3°F1.36 in rain
December58.9°F / 42.1°F2.51 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 supermarket65% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket65% of this ZIP code's area
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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Fremont Union High School District45.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Sunnyvale Elementary School District45.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Santa Clara Unified School District6.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District1.5% 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 vulnerability59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Walkability12.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94085 Sunnyvale, CA1.9 km away
94086 Sunnyvale, CA3.2 km away
95054 Santa Clara, CA3.4 km away
95056 Santa Clara, CA3.5 km away
95002 Alviso, CA3.9 km away
94088 Sunnyvale, CA4.6 km away
95134 San Jose, CA5.4 km away
95051 Santa Clara, CA5.7 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 Clara County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.08 sq mi
Population density3,815 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3983, -122.0006

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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