What city is 90501 in?

90501 is a Torrance, CA mailing address. By land area, 70% lies inside Torrance and 30% lies inside Los Angeles.

What county is 90501 in?

90501 is in Los Angeles County.

What is the population of 90501?

About 41,787 people (±2,433), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 43,990.

What is the median household income in 90501?

$92,923 (±$4,866), compared with $99,122 for California as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 90501?

27 USPS carrier routes with 15,886 residential and 2,073 business mailboxes (18,175 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 90501?

The closest, measured center to center: 90502 (1.3 mi, West Carson), 90503 (2.3 mi, Torrance), 90504 (2.5 mi, Torrance), 90710 (2.5 mi, Los Angeles), 90505 (2.6 mi, Torrance) and 90717 (2.8 mi, Lomita).

90501 ZIP Code, Torrance, CA

90501 is a ZIP code in Torrance, California in Los Angeles County. It covers 5.7 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 90502, 90503 and 90504. 41,787 people live here in 14,870 households. At about 7,350 people per square mile it is built up to city-neighborhood density, and owners and renters are mixed (44% own). Median household income is $92,923, close to the California median of $99,122.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Torrance, CA
County: Los Angeles County
Land area: 5.7 sq mi
Population: 41,787
Median household income: $92,923
Carrier routes: 27 (15,886 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	41,787
Households	14,870
Median household income	$92,923
Income per person	$46,323
Median age	38.7
Homeowners	43.6%
Median home value	$923,100
Median rent	$1,913
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.2%
Average commute (minutes)	25.1
Households with kids under 18	31.4%
Moved in the past year	8.0%
Below the poverty line	12.3%
Broadband internet	93.6%
Speak a non-English language at home	52.4%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	3.7%
$10–15K	3.0%
$15–25K	3.7%
$25–35K	5.2%
$35–50K	11.0%
$50–75K	12.3%
$75–100K	14.4%
$100–150K	17.9%
$150–200K	10.4%
$200K+	18.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	11.6%
10–19	13.4%
20–24	6.0%
25–34	12.8%
35–44	15.8%
45–54	13.2%
55–64	12.5%
65–74	8.3%
75+	6.6%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	24.8%
Owned outright	15.8%
Rented	52.4%
Vacant	7.0%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	45.1%
Townhome	6.5%
2–4 units	14.3%
5–19 units	16.8%
20+ units	14.6%
Mobile / other	2.6%

Businesses in 90501

1,849 business establishments with 27,757 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Wholesale Trade: 276
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 242
Health Care and Social Assistance: 181
Accommodation and Food Services: 153
Retail Trade: 142
Other Services (except Public Administration): 137
Transportation and Warehousing: 128
Construction: 121

EDDM carrier routes

90501 has 27 USPS carrier routes with 15,886 residential and 2,073 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 90501

90501 has 27 USPS carrier routes (27 city (C)) with 15,886 residential and 2,073 business mailboxes. Routes range from 106 homes (C031) to 1,074 homes (C008); the median route has 550 homes. The Census counted 14,870 households in 90501 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	9
500–749	11
750–999	4
1,000–1,499	2
1,500+	0

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Route C034 — USPS business mailboxes 248, 279 homes
Route C018 — USPS business mailboxes 247, 509 homes
Route C031 — USPS business mailboxes 230, 106 homes
Route C041 — USPS business mailboxes 213, 386 homes
Route C008 — USPS business mailboxes 207, 1,074 homes

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Every carrier route in 90501

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C003	City	790	45	$70,027	—	—	—
C004	City	458	158	$106,081	—	—	—
C005	City	372	54	$147,218	—	—	—
C006	City	405	103	$168,845	—	—	—
C007	City	598	5	$103,608	—	—	—
C008	City	1,074	207	$155,588	—	—	—
C009	City	569	1	$93,200	—	—	—
C010	City	515	2	$114,919	—	—	—
C013	City	550	163	$112,944	—	—	—
C014	City	691	3	$78,099	—	—	—
C016	City	731	4	$53,364	—	—	—
C017	City	505	0	$108,405	—	—	—
C018	City	509	247	$147,218	—	—	—
C020	City	799	6	$112,944	—	—	—
C021	City	592	23	$155,588	—	—	—
C022	City	454	0	$131,938	—	—	—
C023	City	669	15	$99,366	—	—	—
C024	City	481	2	$99,366	—	—	—
C028	City	826	23	$112,944	—	—	—
C031	City	106	230	$147,218	—	—	—
C033	City	993	11	$58,437	—	—	—
C034	City	279	248	$147,218	—	—	—
C035	City	462	60	$103,608	—	—	—
C037	City	1,070	22	$84,178	—	—	—
C038	City	406	103	$106,386	—	—	—
C039	City	596	125	$147,218	—	—	—
C041	City	386	213	$147,218	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 90501 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

90502 — West Carson CDP, CA (1.3 mi)
90503 — Torrance city, CA (2.3 mi)
90504 — Torrance city, CA (2.5 mi)
90710 — Los Angeles city, CA (2.5 mi)
90505 — Torrance city, CA (2.6 mi)
90717 — Lomita city, CA (2.8 mi)
90745 — Carson city, CA (3 mi)
90248 — Los Angeles city, CA (3.5 mi)

Areas that include 90501

Los Angeles, CA ZIP codes — 123 ZIP codes
Torrance, CA ZIP codes — 6 ZIP codes
Los Angeles County ZIP codes — 298 ZIP codes
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ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 90501, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 90501 in?: 90501 is a Torrance, CA mailing address. By land area, 70% lies inside Torrance and 30% lies inside Los Angeles.
What county is 90501 in?: 90501 is in Los Angeles County.
What is the population of 90501?: About 41,787 people (±2,433), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 43,990.
What is the median household income in 90501?: $92,923 (±$4,866), compared with $99,122 for California as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 90501?: 27 USPS carrier routes with 15,886 residential and 2,073 business mailboxes (18,175 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 90501?: The closest, measured center to center: 90502 (1.3 mi, West Carson), 90503 (2.3 mi, Torrance), 90504 (2.5 mi, Torrance), 90710 (2.5 mi, Los Angeles), 90505 (2.6 mi, Torrance) and 90717 (2.8 mi, Lomita).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.