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Fresno County · California

ZIP code 93705

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 93705 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
37,940

ZCTA residents

Median income
$55,152

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$281,300

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
8.35%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 93705 sits in Fresno County, California and is home to 37,940 people. Median household income is $55,152, the median home is worth $281,300 and median gross rent is $1,254. 48.5% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8.35% combined.

County
Fresno County

FIPS 06019

State
California (CA)

1,803 ZIPs covered

Area codes
559

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Fresno

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 93705

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
37,940ZIP 93705 residents
Median household income
$55,152Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$281,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,254Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
48.5%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 93705

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
8.35%Fresno jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$8Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$84Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Fresno 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.

Rent burden
27%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
5.1×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,460/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
26.6%Residents below poverty line

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 93705 compares

ZIP 93705 against the median ZIP in Fresno County and across California.

MeasureZIP 93705County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$55,152$64,079$89,916-39%
Median home value$281,300$301,900$628,900-55%
Median gross rent$1,254$1,201$1,851-32%
Population37,9408,88915,085+152%

Medians are computed across the 55 ZIP areas in Fresno County and the 1803 ZIP areas in California.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1803 California ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 12% of 1,593 state ZIPs

#1,399
Home value

above 10% of 1,597 state ZIPs

#1,434
Population

larger than 77% of 1,803 state ZIPs

#420

Comparable ZIP codes

California ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
92273Imperial County$55,167$190,700$1,066
93235Tulare County$55,175$234,200$916
96086Siskiyou County$55,208$260,300$1,025
95501Humboldt County$55,076$389,900$1,151
95437Mendocino County$55,061$541,400$1,367
93280Kern County$55,060$255,300$996

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Fresno County.

ZIP 93705 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 93705?
ZIP 93705 lies mostly in Fresno 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 93705?
Purchases are taxed at 8.35% combined, built from the Fresno jurisdiction stack.
Is 93705 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,254 a month, about 27% of median household income, and the median home is worth $281,300-55% 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.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93705, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

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.