Which ZIP code in San Luis Obispo County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?

93461 (Shandon), at 78.4% (±10.8%), among 21 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 highest homeownership in San Luis Obispo County, CA

These are the 21 ZIP codes in San Luis Obispo County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 21 with at least 1,000 residents. 93461 (Shandon, 78.4%), 93428 (Cambria, 78.1%) and 93465 (Templeton, 77.9%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in San Luis Obispo 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 highest homeownership in San Luis Obispo County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	93461	Shandon	78.4% ±10.8%	1,548	463	116
2	93428	Cambria	78.1% ±6.1%	6,399	2,974	3,558
3	93465	Templeton	77.9% ±6.4%	11,039	4,130	3,841
4	93432	Creston	73.5% ±21.8%	1,142	377	366
5	93402	Los Osos	73.0% ±5.2%	14,197	6,007	6,214
6	93444	Nipomo	70.4% ±4.6%	21,611	7,776	7,679
7	93426	Bradley	68.6% ±11.1%	1,564	598	928
8	93446	Paso Robles	68.2% ±2.7%	45,554	17,461	18,970
9	93420	Arroyo Grande	66.4% ±3.9%	31,345	12,672	12,288
10	93442	Morro Bay	65.9% ±4.4%	11,571	5,433	6,026
11	93422	Atascadero	65.6% ±3.3%	33,002	12,895	13,232
12	93449	Pismo Beach	64.6% ±5.8%	8,014	4,129	5,323
13	93430	Cayucos	63.1% ±9.3%	3,125	1,571	1,795
14	93451	San Miguel	62.5% ±9.9%	5,207	1,663	1,272
15	93445	Oceano	60.8% ±9.0%	6,857	2,874	2,488
16	93453	Santa Margarita	60.8% ±22.4%	2,344	1,189	747
17	93454	Santa Maria	52.3% ±3.3%	41,896	12,050	13,128
18	93433	Grover Beach	50.5% ±7.4%	12,600	4,945	5,756
19	93401	San Luis Obispo	47.9% ±2.4%	29,202	13,522	15,724
20	93405	San Luis Obispo	34.7% ±3.1%	25,002	8,883	9,679
21	93410	California Polytechnic State University	0.0% ±90.6%	7,396	14	—

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 21 of 26 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 13,951 households, on 27 carrier routes with 14,095 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 San Luis Obispo County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 93461 (Shandon), at 78.4% (±10.8%), among 21 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
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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