Which ZIP code in Monterey County has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?

93928 (Jolon), at 53.8%, among 26 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the most new movers in Monterey County, CA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Monterey County with the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year, out of 26 with at least 1,000 residents. 93928 (Jolon, 53.8%), 93944 (Monterey, 53.4%) and 93940 (Monterey, 18.6%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Monterey County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the most new movers in Monterey County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Moved in the past year	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	93928	Jolon	53.8%	1,175	0	—
2	93944	Monterey	53.4%	2,665	5	—
3	93940	Monterey	18.6%	30,605	14,028	14,990
4	93933	Marina	18.0%	28,122	9,707	11,584
5	93955	Seaside	17.5%	32,266	10,579	11,133
6	93950	Pacific Grove	17.4%	14,951	6,992	7,755
7	93923	Carmel	11.6%	12,565	5,427	6,318
8	93906	Salinas	11.5%	64,199	17,842	17,869
9	93953	Pebble Beach	10.8%	3,613	1,672	2,355
10	93921	Carmel By The Sea	9.7%	2,322	1,336	—
11	93908	Salinas	8.7%	12,450	4,385	4,870
12	93901	Salinas	8.5%	29,724	10,654	10,771
13	93960	Soledad	8.3%	27,471	5,161	5,222
14	93426	Bradley	7.9%	1,564	598	928
15	93920	Big Sur	7.5%	1,464	449	295
16	93926	Gonzales	7.0%	8,724	2,355	903
17	93451	San Miguel	7.0%	5,207	1,663	1,272
18	95076	Watsonville	6.7%	82,806	24,656	23,355
19	95004	Aromas	6.0%	4,363	1,597	1,147
20	93907	Salinas	5.7%	25,146	7,238	7,464
21	93927	Greenfield	5.0%	21,574	4,856	4,317
22	93924	Carmel Valley	4.9%	6,316	2,641	2,819
23	93905	Salinas	4.4%	63,898	14,150	13,806
24	93930	King City	4.3%	17,243	4,364	4,466
25	93925	Chualar	3.4%	1,241	337	78

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 26 of 32 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

New residents are still choosing a dentist, a gym, a pizza place and a lawn service. ZIP codes with high turnover give a welcome offer more people to work on each year.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 34,319 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Monterey County has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?: 93928 (Jolon), at 53.8%, among 26 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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