Postal Codes

94117 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94117 covers San Francisco, California, with a population of about 37,575 and a median household income of $175,096.

Population
37,57529,481 per square mile
Median age
353.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$175,0961.8× the California median
Poverty rate
8.4%4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,668,808up 2% in five years
Median rent
$2,7861.4× the California median
Degree or higher
78.3%43.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
28.3%36.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
997

Where 94117 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

Population37,575
Median age35
Family households35.5%
Born outside the US17.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.4%
White (non-Hispanic)64.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)13.6%
Hispanic or Latino9.5%
Veterans2.7%
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$175,096
Income per person$115,868
Poverty rate8.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k1.9%
$50–60k1.7%
$60–75k3.6%
$75–100k9.1%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more45.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed20,320
Mean adjusted gross income$232,776
Returns declaring $200,000 or more28.7%
Returns, under $25k11.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.1%
Returns, $200k or more28.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,641,400
Median gross rent$2,786
Rent as a share of household income21.1%
Owner-occupied28.3%
Vacant homes10.9%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house9%
Attached house4.1%
2 to 4 units37.4%
5 to 19 units37.4%
20 or more units12.1%
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$1,668,808as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 14.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 11.1%
Typical asking rent$4,779as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 23.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 48.7%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 36.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,716,870$619,533

$619,533 in 2000 to $1,668,808 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$4,779$3,214

$3,508 in 2016 to $4,779 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher78.3%
High school diploma or higher96.1%
Works from home32.4%
Drives to work alone19.6%
Takes public transport26.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.8%
Health

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

Obesity18% 15.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes5.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.1% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure20.4% 13.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity12.7% 12.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis14% 11.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking25% 9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication63.3% 11.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.2% 3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.1% 7.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.8% 3.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.7% 11.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.9% 10.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.1% 9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.7% 3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol28.2% 8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability6.4% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.4% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.6% 8.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments997
People employed12,271
Annual payroll$803,453,000
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 67.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.2 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.

Earthquake93.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami59.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire25.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought10.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding7.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail5.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado5.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind3.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning1.3Very 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$175,096$96,334$78,538
Income per person$115,868$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate8.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,641,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,786$1,956$1,348
Homeownership28.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher78.3%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home32.4%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US17.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age3537.638.7
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 DWTN, CA US1.3 km away
Rain in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January57.8°F / 46.6°F4.4 in rain
February60.4°F / 47.9°F4.37 in rain
March62.1°F / 48.9°F3.15 in rain
April63°F / 49.7°F1.6 in rain
May64.1°F / 51.4°F0.7 in rain
June66.5°F / 53°F0.2 in rain
July66.3°F / 54.4°F0.01 in rain
August67.9°F / 55.5°F0.06 in rain
September70.2°F / 55.6°F0.1 in rain
October69.8°F / 54.4°F0.94 in rain
November63.7°F / 50.7°F2.6 in rain
December57.9°F / 47°F4.76 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability15.7 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94114 San Francisco, CA1.6 km away
94115 San Francisco, CA1.7 km away
94143 San Francisco, CA1.8 km away
94119 San Francisco, CA2 km away
94120 San Francisco, CA2 km away
94125 San Francisco, CA2 km away
94126 San Francisco, CA2 km away
94137 San Francisco, CA2 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 area1.27 sq mi
Population density29,481 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7712, -122.4413

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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