Postal Codes

94116 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94116 covers San Francisco, California, with a population of about 42,523 and a median household income of $152,587.

Population
42,52316,834 per square mile
Median age
45.46.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$152,5871.6× the California median
Poverty rate
6.9%5.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,623,833up 6.1% in five years
Median rent
$2,9381.5× the California median
Degree or higher
57%22 points above the US average
Homeownership
74%9 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
710

Where 94116 is

San Francisco, 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

Population42,523
Median age45.4
Family households70%
Born outside the US38.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home49.3%
White (non-Hispanic)28.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)54.7%
Hispanic or Latino6.8%
Veterans3.2%
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$152,587
Income per person$74,088
Poverty rate6.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k1.2%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k2.6%
$60–75k5.0%
$75–100k6.8%
$100–125k8.2%
$125–150k10.2%
$150–200k13.1%
$200k or more37.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed21,790
Mean adjusted gross income$152,960
Returns declaring $200,000 or more20.9%
Returns, under $25k19.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.9%
Returns, $200k or more20.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,450,000
Median gross rent$2,938
Rent as a share of household income24.3%
Owner-occupied74%
Vacant homes6.4%
Median year built1944

What the homes are

Detached house38.9%
Attached house45.6%
2 to 4 units10.5%
5 to 19 units3.5%
20 or more units1.2%
Mobile home0.3%
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$1,623,833as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 13.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 41.4%
Typical asking rent$4,299as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 22.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 43.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,633,681$438,353

$438,353 in 2000 to $1,623,833 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$4,299$2,973

$3,034 in 2019 to $4,299 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher57%
High school diploma or higher90.8%
Works from home23.9%
Drives to work alone39.6%
Takes public transport21.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more29%
Health

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

Obesity14.4% 19 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.3% 6.1 pts below 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 medication75.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.7% 2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.2% 7.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.4% 7.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.4% 3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.8% 5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments710
People employed5,572
Annual payroll$467,321,000
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 79.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.6 out of 100
Community resilience99.7 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.

Earthquake95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami87.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding61.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire21.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail8.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado7.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning2.4Very 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$152,587$96,334$78,538
Income per person$74,088$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,450,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,938$1,956$1,348
Homeownership74%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher57%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home23.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US38.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age45.437.638.7
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 stationSAN FRANCISCO OCEANSIDE, CA US2.4 km away
Rain in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January59°F / 45.7°F3.94 in rain
February60.4°F / 46.6°F4.01 in rain
March60.8°F / 47.9°F2.98 in rain
April60.4°F / 49.1°F1.37 in rain
May59.8°F / 51°F0.64 in rain
June60.9°F / 52.7°F0.19 in rain
July61.8°F / 54.3°F0.01 in rain
August63.7°F / 55.4°F0.05 in rain
September65°F / 55.3°F0.11 in rain
October66.4°F / 53.2°F0.9 in rain
November63.5°F / 49.5°F2.22 in rain
December59.1°F / 45.8°F4.22 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%.

San Francisco Unified School District100% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability15.3 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94122 San Francisco, CA1.7 km away
94132 San Francisco, CA2.7 km away
94127 San Francisco, CA2.7 km away
94143 San Francisco, CA3.2 km away
94121 San Francisco, CA3.8 km away
94131 San Francisco, CA4.2 km away
94118 San Francisco, CA4.7 km away
94016 Daly City, CA4.8 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 Francisco County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.53 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density16,834 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7441, -122.4863

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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