Which ZIP code in Monterey County has the highest median household income?

93908 (Salinas), at $156,394 (±$30,285), among 24 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.

Richest ZIP codes in Monterey County, CA

These are the 24 ZIP codes in Monterey County with the highest median household income, out of 24 with at least 1,000 residents. 93908 (Salinas, $156,394), 93924 (Carmel Valley, $148,563) and 93953 (Pebble Beach, $142,763) 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.

Richest ZIP codes in Monterey County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	93908	Salinas	$156,394 ±$30,285	12,450	4,385	4,870
2	93924	Carmel Valley	$148,563 ±$37,761	6,316	2,641	2,819
3	93953	Pebble Beach	$142,763 ±$27,441	3,613	1,672	2,355
4	93923	Carmel	$142,474 ±$21,297	12,565	5,427	6,318
5	95004	Aromas	$130,744 ±$49,602	4,363	1,597	1,147
6	93950	Pacific Grove	$106,065 ±$7,373	14,951	6,992	7,755
7	93940	Monterey	$106,044 ±$8,317	30,605	14,028	14,990
8	93907	Salinas	$104,942 ±$6,272	25,146	7,238	7,464
9	93426	Bradley	$102,500 ±$25,645	1,564	598	928
10	93933	Marina	$99,826 ±$6,807	28,122	9,707	11,584
11	93451	San Miguel	$98,188 ±$25,786	5,207	1,663	1,272
12	93906	Salinas	$97,555 ±$4,511	64,199	17,842	17,869
13	93921	Carmel By The Sea	$96,923 ±$66,358	2,322	1,336	—
14	93960	Soledad	$96,049 ±$7,655	27,471	5,161	5,222
15	93901	Salinas	$91,233 ±$8,075	29,724	10,654	10,771
16	95076	Watsonville	$91,099 ±$3,876	82,806	24,656	23,355
17	93955	Seaside	$85,282 ±$5,393	32,266	10,579	11,133
18	93927	Greenfield	$82,500 ±$7,842	21,574	4,856	4,317
19	95012	Castroville	$80,288 ±$7,369	10,814	2,627	2,761
20	93905	Salinas	$80,126 ±$6,889	63,898	14,150	13,806
21	93926	Gonzales	$77,694 ±$14,266	8,724	2,355	903
22	93920	Big Sur	$76,542 ±$45,058	1,464	449	295
23	93930	King City	$75,577 ±$6,559	17,243	4,364	4,466
24	93925	Chualar	$72,604 ±$31,572	1,241	337	78

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 24 of 32 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 15,722 households, on 32 carrier routes with 17,509 residential mailboxes. 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 median household income?: 93908 (Salinas), at $156,394 (±$30,285), among 24 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
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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