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94404 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94404 covers San Mateo, California, with a population of about 35,950 and a median household income of $182,417.

Population
35,9508,264 per square mile
Median age
40.11.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$182,4171.9× the California median
Poverty rate
4.7%7.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,721,582up 7.8% in five years
Median rent
$3,500+1.8× the California median
Degree or higher
74.5%39.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
51.1%13.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
922

Where 94404 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

Population35,950
Median age40.1
Family households65.7%
Born outside the US46.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home51.6%
White (non-Hispanic)32.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)52%
Hispanic or Latino6.8%
Veterans2.8%
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$182,417
Income per person$95,947
Poverty rate4.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.1%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k0.9%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k3.2%
$60–75k4.0%
$75–100k6.6%
$100–125k5.3%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k13.8%
$200k or more46.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,540
Mean adjusted gross income$224,176
Returns declaring $200,000 or more35.9%
Returns, under $25k14.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k8.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k8.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.6%
Returns, $200k or more35.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,682,700
Median gross rent$3,500+
Rent as a share of household income26.3%
Owner-occupied51.1%
Vacant homes3.8%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house31.4%
Attached house20.7%
2 to 4 units7.5%
5 to 19 units12.2%
20 or more units28%
Mobile home0%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$1,721,582as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 41%
Typical asking rent$4,302as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 8.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 31.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,811,619$487,733

$487,733 in 2000 to $1,721,582 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$4,302$3,116

$3,116 in 2017 to $4,302 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher74.5%
High school diploma or higher95.9%
Works from home29.8%
Drives to work alone55.2%
Takes public transport4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.5%
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 diabetes8.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5.8% 7.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.2% 7.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.3% 8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.5% 5.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.9% 9.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17.7% 7.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.2% 2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.4% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.9% 3.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.5% 12.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19% 11.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.1% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.6% 9.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5% 9.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.2% 7.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8% 6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.5% 5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.8% 9.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.6% 8.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments922
People employed28,988
Annual payroll$6,069,696,000
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 84% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss92 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.

Earthquake93.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding87.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami43.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide31.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire19.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning18.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado9.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought7.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7Very 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$182,417$96,334$78,538
Income per person$95,947$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate4.7%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,682,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,500+$1,956$1,348
Homeownership51.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher74.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home29.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US46.8%26.7%13.9%
Median age40.137.638.7
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 stationREDWOOD CITY, CA US9 km away
Rain in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January58.9°F / 40.5°F3.81 in rain
February61.9°F / 42.5°F3.65 in rain
March65.3°F / 44.6°F3.02 in rain
April68.5°F / 46.5°F1.15 in rain
May72.9°F / 50.4°F0.46 in rain
June78.8°F / 53.6°F0.16 in rain
July81°F / 56.6°F0 in rain
August80.8°F / 56.5°F0.04 in rain
September79.3°F / 54.3°F0.07 in rain
October74.6°F / 49.8°F0.87 in rain
November64.7°F / 43.9°F1.87 in rain
December58.6°F / 40.2°F3.92 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District49.3% of this ZIP code's land area
San Mateo Union High School District49.3% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability11.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94065 Redwood City, CA3 km away
94403 San Mateo, CA3.1 km away
94002 Belmont, CA4.5 km away
94402 San Mateo, CA5.1 km away
94401 San Mateo, CA5.1 km away
94497 San Mateo, CA5.4 km away
94070 San Carlos, CA6.3 km away
94010 Burlingame, CA8.7 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.

San Mateo County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.35 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq mi
Population density8,264 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5538, -122.2700

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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