Postal Codes

94118 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94118 covers San Francisco, California, with a population of about 39,275 and a median household income of $159,550.

Population
39,27519,586 per square mile
Median age
39.1about the US average
Median household income
$159,5501.7× the California median
Poverty rate
6.3%6.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$2,240,162up 1.4% in five years
Median rent
$2,6951.4× the California median
Degree or higher
72.2%37.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
36.3%28.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,255

Where 94118 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

Population39,275
Median age39.1
Family households48.3%
Born outside the US24.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home34.8%
White (non-Hispanic)49.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)32.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.9%
Veterans2.1%
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$159,550
Income per person$104,936
Poverty rate6.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k4.1%
$60–75k3.9%
$75–100k8.8%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k12.6%
$200k or more40.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed19,100
Mean adjusted gross income$348,031
Returns declaring $200,000 or more25.6%
Returns, under $25k17.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.7%
Returns, $200k or more25.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,817,200
Median gross rent$2,695
Rent as a share of household income23%
Owner-occupied36.3%
Vacant homes10.8%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house15.6%
Attached house10.7%
2 to 4 units39.2%
5 to 19 units26.4%
20 or more units8.1%
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$2,240,162as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 15.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 1.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 17.4%
Typical asking rent$4,247as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 18%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 41.5%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 36.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$2,375,534$758,821

$758,821 in 2000 to $2,240,162 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$4,247$3,001

$3,109 in 2016 to $4,247 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher72.2%
High school diploma or higher93.9%
Works from home31.8%
Drives to work alone28.9%
Takes public transport21.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26%
Health

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

Obesity15.5% 17.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.9% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure22.6% 11.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13% 7.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.5% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.2% 10.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15.6% 9.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.6% 5.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.8% 1.6 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 year71.7% 5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.1% 3.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.7% 10.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.6% 9.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81% 5.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.8% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.9% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2% 2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,255
People employed10,865
Annual payroll$705,714,000
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 78.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.5 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.

Earthquake95.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami58Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding50.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire24.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave24.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought15.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding11.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado6.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind3.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning1.4Very 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$159,550$96,334$78,538
Income per person$104,936$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,817,200$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,695$1,956$1,348
Homeownership36.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher72.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home31.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US24.6%26.7%13.9%
Median age39.137.638.7
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 US3.3 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% 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.

94143 San Francisco, CA2 km away
94117 San Francisco, CA2.1 km away
94129 San Francisco, CA2.2 km away
94115 San Francisco, CA2.3 km away
94121 San Francisco, CA2.5 km away
94122 San Francisco, CA3.1 km away
94123 San Francisco, CA3.2 km away
94114 San Francisco, CA3.5 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 Francisco County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.01 sq mi
Population density19,586 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7812, -122.4614

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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