93901 ZIP Code, Salinas, CA

93901 is a ZIP code in Salinas, California in Monterey County. It covers 9.6 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 93962, 93908 and 93905. 29,724 people live here in 10,654 households. At about 3,101 people per square mile it has suburban density, and owners and renters are mixed (43% own). Median household income is $91,233, close to the California median of $99,122.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents29,724
Households10,654
Median household income$91,233
Income per person$40,640
Median age37.3
Homeowners43.4%
Median home value$788,300
Median rent$1,899
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%
Average commute (minutes)23.6
Households with kids under 1833.0%
Moved in the past year8.5%
Below the poverty line11.2%
Broadband internet95.9%
Speak a non-English language at home49.7%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K4.4%
$10–15K3.1%
$15–25K6.4%
$25–35K5.5%
$35–50K8.9%
$50–75K13.5%
$75–100K11.9%
$100–150K22.8%
$150–200K9.6%
$200K+13.9%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1015.2%
10–1912.0%
20–245.4%
25–3414.6%
35–4412.6%
45–5410.5%
55–6413.1%
65–749.0%
75+7.7%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage25.1%
Owned outright16.4%
Rented53.1%
Vacant5.4%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house53.9%
Townhome7.4%
2–4 units10.7%
5–19 units16.6%
20+ units9.8%
Mobile / other1.7%

Businesses in 93901

1,372 business establishments with 21,261 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

93901 has 19 USPS carrier routes with 10,771 residential and 2,435 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 93901

93901 has 19 USPS carrier routes (19 city (C)) with 10,771 residential and 2,435 business mailboxes. Routes range from 39 homes (C021) to 800 homes (C024); the median route has 551 homes. The Census counted 10,654 households in 93901 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4993
500–74914
750–9991
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route C021 — USPS business mailboxes 477, 39 homes
  2. Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 375, 489 homes
  3. Route C026 — USPS business mailboxes 303, 543 homes
  4. Route C023 — USPS business mailboxes 250, 551 homes
  5. Route C009 — USPS business mailboxes 227, 453 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 93901

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C001City74019$108,829———
C003City489375$62,242———
C004City602116$89,600———
C006City694226$10,875———
C007City65135$108,867———
C009City453227$101,026———
C011City4693$113,067———
C013City50140$88,294———
C014City5413$108,829———
C015City710109$88,294———
C016City6331$113,067———
C017City5319$107,745———
C019City50376$98,581———
C020City6832$90,724———
C021City39477$80,238———
C023City551250$93,324———
C024City800143$108,867———
C025City63821$86,438———
C026City543303$107,745———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 93901 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.

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 93901, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 93901 in?
93901 is a Salinas, CA mailing address. By land area, 63% lies inside Salinas; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 93901 in?
93901 is in Monterey County.
What is the population of 93901?
About 29,724 people (±1,684), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 29,700.
What is the median household income in 93901?
$91,233 (±$8,075), 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 93901?
19 USPS carrier routes with 10,771 residential and 2,435 business mailboxes (13,207 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 93901?
The closest, measured center to center: 93962 (1.8 mi, Spreckels), 93908 (2.2 mi, Marina), 93905 (2.9 mi, Salinas), 93906 (5.2 mi, Salinas), 93907 (8.5 mi, Prunedale) and 93933 (8.6 mi, Marina).

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