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95120 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95120 covers San Jose, California, with a population of about 38,103 and a median household income of $250,000.

Population
38,103970 per square mile
Median age
47.38.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$250,000+2.6× the California median
Poverty rate
2.2%10.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$2,199,324up 27.2% in five years
Median rent
$3,500+1.8× the California median
Degree or higher
74.4%39.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
88.7%23.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
565

Where 95120 is

San Jose, 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

Population38,103
Median age47.3
Family households85.3%
Born outside the US37.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home46.5%
White (non-Hispanic)44.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)40.5%
Hispanic or Latino7.8%
Veterans3.5%
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$250,000+
Income per person$106,260
Poverty rate2.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.3%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k0.5%
$35–40k0.7%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k1.7%
$60–75k2.1%
$75–100k4.0%
$100–125k5.0%
$125–150k3.5%
$150–200k10.0%
$200k or more64.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,650
Mean adjusted gross income$311,495
Returns declaring $200,000 or more43.8%
Returns, under $25k16.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k8.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k6.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.4%
Returns, $200k or more43.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,924,500
Median gross rent$3,500+
Rent as a share of household income28.4%
Owner-occupied88.7%
Vacant homes3%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house88%
Attached house9.2%
2 to 4 units1.4%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home0.1%
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$2,199,324as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.6%
Typical asking rent$5,338as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$2,199,324$586,202

$586,202 in 2000 to $2,199,324 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher74.4%
High school diploma or higher96.9%
Works from home32.2%
Drives to work alone58.6%
Takes public transport2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30.9%
Health

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

Obesity20.2% 13.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.2% 7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.5% 7.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.1% 5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.5% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.6% 15.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.2% 9.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.2% 10.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.4% 9.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.6% 8.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4% 5.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.4% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.7% 5.1 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)9.3% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat2.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.1% 8.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4% 9 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 establishments565
People employed3,827
Annual payroll$322,335,000
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 89.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss94.2 out of 100
Community resilience61.7 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.

Landslide94.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake94.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought35.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail13.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado10Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche5.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind2.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning2.3Very 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$250,000+$96,334$78,538
Income per person$106,260$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate2.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,924,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,500+$1,956$1,348
Homeownership88.7%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher74.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home32.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US37.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age47.337.638.7
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 stationLOS GATOS, CA US9.2 km away
Rain in a year22 in

Average high and low by month

January58.5°F / 39.5°F5.03 in rain
February61.9°F / 41.3°F4.9 in rain
March66.3°F / 43.1°F3.43 in rain
April70.3°F / 45.1°F1.37 in rain
May75.5°F / 49.4°F0.53 in rain
June81.7°F / 52.5°F0.15 in rain
July84.9°F / 55.9°F0 in rain
August84.5°F / 55.8°F0.03 in rain
September82.7°F / 53.8°F0.05 in rain
October75.5°F / 48.9°F0.76 in rain
November64.6°F / 42.7°F1.97 in rain
December57.7°F / 39.5°F3.97 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 supermarket64% 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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

San Jose Unified School District37.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union School District24.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District17.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Morgan Hill Unified School District11.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Los Gatos Union Elementary School District6.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Campbell Union High School District1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Union Elementary School District1.1% 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 vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability7.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95160 San Jose, CA0.5 km away
95153 San Jose, CA4 km away
95193 San Jose, CA4.2 km away
95123 San Jose, CA4.2 km away
95042 New Almaden, CA5.3 km away
95118 San Jose, CA5.5 km away
95158 San Jose, CA5.6 km away
95136 San Jose, CA6.1 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.

Santa Clara County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.3 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq mi
Population density970 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.2144, -121.8574

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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