Combined state, county, city and district rates — plus the rules behind them.
68,822 places profiled · 50 states sourced
Every US ZIP code, with the numbers behind it
Type a ZIP code and get its city and county, population and income, housing costs, commute, climate, the area code that covers it and the sales tax charged there — each figure cited, dated and linked back to the agency that published it.
- 33,642 ZIP codes profiled
- Every figure cited and dated
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Any of the 33,000+ US ZIP codes — population, income, housing and the county it sits in.
32,036 cities and towns, 3,144 counties and 33,642 ZIP codes searchable · 94 metros carry a full jurisdiction breakdown.
Sales tax calculator
Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in any US location.
Type a 5-digit ZIP and the combined rate below fills in automatically.
- Pre-tax
- $100
- Sales tax at 8.25%
- $8.25
- Total
- $108.25
Tax is rounded to the nearest cent on the full transaction, which is how most registers compute it. Line-item rounding can differ by a cent or two on long receipts.
- Cities & towns
- 32,036Census places with a full profile
- ZIP code areas
- 33,642ACS 2019-2023 ZCTA profiles
- Counties
- 3,144Every county and equivalent
- ZIP rates mapped
- 964ZIP to checked combined rate
- Metros rate-stacked
- 94Hand-checked jurisdiction splits
- Data pages live
- 72,622ZIP, city, county and data pages
Quick answer
A US ZIP code is a five-digit delivery area, not a legal boundary — one ZIP can cross city, county and tax lines. Every ZIP profile here names the city and county it sits in, its ACS population and median income, typical home value and rent, the area code serving it, and the combined sales tax charged at the register. Across the 94 metros published here, the average combined sales tax rate is 7.47%. The highest is Seattle, WA at 10.45%; the lowest is Manchester, NH at 0%. State rates alone range from 0% in Oregon to 7% in Indiana and Tennessee — the spread between metros comes almost entirely from local stacking.
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Profiles for every county, city, town and ZIP code in the United States.
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Every place in the US
3,144 counties, 32,036 cities and towns and 33,642 ZIP code areas, each with its own Census profile and cross-links to the tax, housing and commute data for that area.
Popular city rate lookups
The most-searched metros on the site, straight to their rate breakdown.
- Boston, MA6.25% combined
- Tucson, AZ8.7% combined
- Phoenix, AZ8.6% combined
- Mesa, AZ8.3% combined
- Chandler, AZ7.8% combined
- San Diego, CA7.75% combined
- Los Angeles, CA9.5% combined
- Long Beach, CA10.25% combined
- San Francisco, CA8.625% combined
- San Jose, CA9.375% combined
- Sacramento, CA8.75% combined
- Fresno, CA8.35% combined
Highest and lowest rates among covered metros
Combined state plus local rate, as published for 2026.
Highest combined rates
Lowest combined rates
Browse sales tax by state
Statewide base rate plus the metros we cover in each.
- Alabama4% state
- Alaska0% state
- Arizona5.6% state
- Arkansas6.5% state
- California7.25% state
- Colorado2.9% state
- Connecticut6.35% state
- Delaware0% state
- Florida6% state
- Georgia4% state
- Hawaii4% state
- Idaho6% state
- Illinois6.25% state
- Indiana7% state
- Iowa6% state
- Kansas6.5% state
- Kentucky6% state
- Louisiana5% state
- Maine5.5% state
- Maryland6% state
- Massachusetts6.25% state
- Michigan6% state
- Minnesota6.875% state
- Mississippi7% state
- Missouri4.225% state
- Montana0% state
- Nebraska5.5% state
- Nevada4.6% state
- New Hampshire0% state
- New Jersey6.625% state
- New Mexico4.875% state
- New York4% state
- North Carolina4.75% state
- North Dakota5% state
- Ohio5.75% state
- Oklahoma4.5% state
- Oregon0% state
- Pennsylvania6% state
- Rhode Island7% state
- South Carolina6% state
- South Dakota4.2% state
- Tennessee7% state
- Texas6.25% state
- Utah4.85% state
- Vermont6% state
- Virginia4.3% state
- Washington6.5% state
- West Virginia6% state
- Wisconsin5% state
- Wyoming4% state
Common sales tax questions
Short answers to what people ask before they run the numbers.
- How do I calculate sales tax on a purchase?
- Multiply the pre-tax amount by the combined rate expressed as a decimal. At a 8.25% combined rate, a $100 purchase carries $8.25 in tax for a $108.25 total. Registers round the tax to the nearest cent on the transaction total, not per line item.
- Why is the sales tax rate different across a single city?
- Most states let counties, cities and special districts stack their own increments on top of the state rate. A city that spans two counties, or that contains a transit or stadium district, can have several different combined rates inside its own boundaries.
- How do I remove sales tax from a total?
- Divide the tax-inclusive total by one plus the rate. At 8.25%, a $108.25 total divided by 1.0825 gives a $100 pre-tax amount. Use the Remove tax mode in the calculator above.
- Which states have no sales tax?
- Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon levy no statewide sales tax. Alaska and Montana still allow certain local sales taxes, so a zero state rate does not always mean zero at the register.
Sources & transparency
- State departments of revenue — published rate tables — state, county, city and special-district sales tax components
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-year estimates — population, income, housing, commute and demographic tables
- US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities — cost-of-living index
Last reviewed August 2026. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.