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94402 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94402 covers San Mateo, California, with a population of about 25,498 and a median household income of $179,683.

Population
25,4985,046 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$179,6831.9× the California median
Poverty rate
6.1%6.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$2,468,871up 19.4% in five years
Median rent
$3,4761.8× the California median
Degree or higher
69.3%34.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
59.3%5.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,032

Where 94402 is

San Mateo, 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

Population25,498
Median age40.6
Family households64.2%
Born outside the US26.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home32.1%
White (non-Hispanic)49.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)26%
Hispanic or Latino15%
Veterans3.3%
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$179,683
Income per person$102,536
Poverty rate6.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k0.2%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k2.5%
$60–75k4.7%
$75–100k8.1%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k9.1%
$150–200k10.7%
$200k or more46.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,370
Mean adjusted gross income$343,596
Returns declaring $200,000 or more36.6%
Returns, under $25k14.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.9%
Returns, $200k or more36.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$2,000,000+
Median gross rent$3,476
Rent as a share of household income27.2%
Owner-occupied59.3%
Vacant homes6.4%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house60.2%
Attached house6%
2 to 4 units5.9%
5 to 19 units10.2%
20 or more units17.6%
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$2,468,871as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 61.3%
Typical asking rent$4,022as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 9.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 29.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$2,468,871$602,169

$602,169 in 2000 to $2,468,871 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$4,022$3,076

$3,091 in 2019 to $4,022 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.3%
High school diploma or higher95.4%
Works from home28.2%
Drives to work alone58.3%
Takes public transport4.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.7%
Health

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

Obesity21.3% 12.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.7% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.1% 6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.9% 3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.2% 9.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.6% 4.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.6% 3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.6% 12.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.5% 9.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8% 9.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6% 8.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.7% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.4% 10 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.7% 8.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,032
People employed21,548
Annual payroll$2,708,963,000
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 79.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss86.6 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.

Earthquake95.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami92.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire39.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave23.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning13.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding10.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado6.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail4.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought3.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather0.5Relatively 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$179,683$96,334$78,538
Income per person$102,536$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$2,000,000+$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,476$1,956$1,348
Homeownership59.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.3%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%6.4%5.2%
Works from home28.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US26.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age40.637.638.7
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 INTL AP, CA US8.3 km away
Rain in a year20 in

Average high and low by month

January58°F / 44.5°F3.89 in rain
February60.8°F / 46.1°F3.96 in rain
March63.4°F / 47.6°F2.73 in rain
April65.6°F / 49.1°F1.36 in rain
May68.3°F / 51.6°F0.48 in rain
June71.5°F / 53.6°F0.14 in rain
July72.6°F / 55.3°F0 in rain
August73.4°F / 56.4°F0.04 in rain
September74.8°F / 55.9°F0.07 in rain
October72.3°F / 53.4°F0.79 in rain
November64.3°F / 48.5°F2.04 in rain
December58.2°F / 44.6°F4.14 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 supermarket49% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

San Mateo Union High School District49.8% of this ZIP code's land area
San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District49% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability9.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94497 San Mateo, CA1.8 km away
94401 San Mateo, CA2.6 km away
94403 San Mateo, CA2.7 km away
94010 Burlingame, CA4 km away
94002 Belmont, CA4.8 km away
94011 Burlingame, CA5 km away
94404 San Mateo, CA5.1 km away
94065 Redwood City, CA7.2 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 area5.05 sq mi
Population density5,046 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5507, -122.3276

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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