Los Angeles County · California
ZIP code 90042
- Population
- 58,344
- Median income
- $94,401
- Median home
- $940,600
- Sales tax
- 9.5%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 90042 sits in Los Angeles County, California and is home to 58,344 people. Median household income is $94,401, the median home is worth $940,600 and median gross rent is $1,853. 46.5% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 9.5% combined.
- County
- Los Angeles County
- State
- California (CA)
- Area codes
- 213, 310, 323, 424, 562, 626, 657, 714, 747, 818
FIPS 06037
1,803 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 90042
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 58,344ZIP 90042 residents
- Median household income
- $94,401Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $940,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,853Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 46.5%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 90042
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
This ZIP falls inside the Los Angeles rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 90042 compares
ZIP 90042 against the median ZIP in Los Angeles County and across California.
| Measure | ZIP 90042 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $94,401 | $92,859 | $89,916 | +5% |
| Median home value | $940,600 | $801,550 | $628,900 | +50% |
| Median gross rent | $1,853 | $1,924 | $1,851 | even |
| Population | 58,344 | 31,843 | 15,085 | +287% |
Medians are computed across the 295 ZIP areas in Los Angeles County and the 1803 ZIP areas in California.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 1803 California ZIP areas.
- Income
- #730
- Home value
- #405
- Population
- #138
richer than 54% of 1,593 state ZIPs
above 75% of 1,597 state ZIPs
larger than 92% of 1,803 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
California ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Los Angeles County.
ZIP 90042 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 90042?
- ZIP 90042 lies mostly in Los Angeles County, California. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 90042?
- Purchases are taxed at 9.5% combined, built from the Los Angeles jurisdiction stack.
- Is 90042 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,853 a month, about 24% of median household income, and the median home is worth $940,600 — +50% against the typical California ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- California Department of Tax and Fee Administration — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.