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Los Angeles, CA ZIP codes and sales tax by ZIP

Quick answer

These 12 ZIP codes serve Los Angeles inside Los Angeles County, and each carries the same 9.5% combined sales tax rate. ZIP boundaries are postal delivery routes, not tax boundaries — a ZIP that crosses a city or district line can contain more than one rate, so destination-based sellers should validate by full street address rather than ZIP alone.

ZIP codes in Los Angeles

All within Los Angeles County, California.

Why ZIP-based rate lookup is unreliable

The USPS creates ZIP codes to route mail efficiently, and it redraws them when carrier routes change. Tax jurisdictions follow municipal annexations, county lines and voter-approved district boundaries instead. In California, where local jurisdictions set their own increments, the safest practice for remote sellers is to validate the full delivery address against the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration lookup at the time of sale.

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