ZIP Code 90808 — Long Beach, CA

With a walkability score of 3.5 out of 5, a meaningful share of daily errands in this Long Beach, California community can be completed on foot. ZIP code 90808 is home to 39,351 residents in Los Angeles County, where the mild and warm climate makes walking a practical option throughout much of the year. The area carries a Strong economics label, reflecting an economic profile that stands out within the region. A health score of 59.4 out of 100 places the community in the average range, and taken together with its walkable access and economic standing, 90808 presents a profile defined as much by what residents can reach on foot as by its financial character.

At a glance: 83.1% homeownership · Step Score 3.5/5 · mild & warm climate · hazard risk very high (inland flooding, earthquake, wildfire).

FEMA publishes the National Risk Index by county. The hazard figures below are for Los Angeles County, which contains 90808 and is considerably larger than it. The percentiles rank that county against every county in the United States.

All 18 hazards FEMA lists · 16 rated — 3 very high, 1 high, 4 moderate, 2 low, 6 very low · 2 not rated. Event counts follow each hazard's own FEMA definition and are not comparable between rows — lightning is counted in recorded strikes, tornado in recorded tornadoes. The percentile is the comparable figure. FEMA does not rate 2 of them in this county; they are listed rather than omitted, because a hazard absent from the list is indistinguishable from one nobody asked about.

ZIP code 90808 carries a Mild & Warm climate classification, with an average annual temperature of 64.9°F, summer highs averaging 80.2°F and lows of 63.9°F, and winter highs averaging 67.0°F with lows of 47.3°F, based on NOAA 1991–2020 normals recorded at Long Beach Daugherty Field, 2.2 miles from the ZIP. Annual precipitation totals 12.0 inches spread across roughly 20 rainy days per year. For natural hazard risk, FEMA's National Risk Index assigns Los Angeles County, which contains 90808, an overall risk score of 100.0, rated Very High. Inland flooding is the leading hazard for the county, placing at the 95th percentile nationally among U.S. counties, with an average of about 4.0 recorded flood events per year; earthquake risk ranks at the 94th percentile nationally, and wildfire risk at the 86th percentile. Tsunami exposure is rated High for the county, at the 61st percentile nationally, with an average of 0.39 events per year across the recorded period.

The Census Bureau asks race and Hispanic or Latino origin as two separate questions, and a person of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race. The categories above are the constructed mutually exclusive form — each race is “alone, not Hispanic or Latino” — so they sum to 100% and none double-counts another. These are five-year survey estimates, not a census count.

ZIP 90808 has a median age of 43.9 years and a homeownership rate of 83.1%, with 14,217 total households. The median household income stands at $131,959 and the per capita income at $56,743, alongside a poverty rate of 4.9% and an unemployment rate of 4.2%. Educational attainment is notable, with 46.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Roughly 18.0% of workers report working from home, and those who commute report a mean travel time of 29.1 minutes. Some 13.1% of residents were born outside the United States, 77.1% speak only English at home, and 97.7% have internet access. Veterans make up 5.1% of the population.

Incomes, employment and business density score well; affordability is rated separately and is not part of this composite.

ZIP 90808 carries a housing-cost index of 93.5 out of 100, placing it in the Very Expensive category for housing. The affordability rating of 0.5 out of 5 signals that housing costs here are difficult to manage for many residents, and the poverty rate stands at 4.9% alongside an unemployment rate of 4.2%. Business activity is dense, with 120.6 businesses per square mile, and the leading sectors — Health Care and Professional Services, each with 121 establishments, followed by Retail Trade with 92 — point to a service-oriented local economy. The overall OurZip economics score of 78.3, rated Strong, reflects broad economic activity even as housing affordability remains a significant pressure for residents.

The median home value in ZIP 90808 stands at $1,042,049, roughly 3.71 times the median U.S. ZIP code value of $280,574, and rose 2.7% over the prior year. At a home value-to-income ratio of 7.9, purchasing a home requires nearly eight years of gross household income, placing the area in the unaffordable category. Renters face a median monthly cost of $2,768, compared with $1,797 for the median of the ZIP codes where Zillow publishes a rent index. Against that backdrop, the homeownership rate of 83.1% indicates that a substantial majority of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.

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Enrolment splits 13,636 public and 1,068 private. These are schools located inside the ZIP code — attendance boundaries do not follow ZIP boundaries. The public and private counts come from two federal surveys published on different cycles — NCES Common Core of Data 2024 and NCES Private School Universe Survey 2022 — so they are not a single dated snapshot.

Fourteen schools are located within ZIP 90808, ten of them public and four private. The six elementary schools, three middle schools, and one high school span the full range of grade levels from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Among the four private schools, two are Catholic-affiliated and two are affiliated with other religious organizations. Combined enrollment across all fourteen schools reaches 14,704 students, with 13,636 enrolled in public schools and 1,068 in private ones. Among residents aged 25 and older — a measure of the adult population rather than of the schools themselves — 93.8% hold a high school diploma or higher, and 46.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

The EPA publishes its annual air-quality summary by county, so these figures describe Los Angeles County, which contains 90808. There is no ZIP-level air-quality measurement to report.

For Los Angeles County, which contains 90808, the median Air Quality Index for the year was 80.0, placing it in the EPA's Moderate category. Days classified as Good made up 10.4% of the year.

Long Beach Police Department covers a wider area than this ZIP code, of which 90808 is about 9%. The counts below are for the agency's whole jurisdiction, not for 90808 alone.

The crime figures here come from the Long Beach Police Department's 2025 submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting programme and cover the department's full jurisdiction of 447,317 residents — not ZIP 90808 specifically, which holds roughly 9% of that population. The agency recorded 2,777 violent offences and 11,419 property offences for the year, producing rates of 620.8 and 2,552.8 per 100,000 respectively. The violent crime rate of 620.8 stands above both the FBI's national rate of 329.1 per 100,000 and California's rate of 434.8 per 100,000; the property crime rate of 2,552.8 similarly exceeds the national figure of 1,551.6 and the state figure of 1,820.8. Among specific offence types, motor vehicle theft was particularly pronounced at 3,245 incidents, and larceny accounted for the largest share of property offences at 6,200. Robbery totalled 756 incidents across the jurisdiction, while homicide stood at 29.

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Air quality is the one county figure in this chart — the EPA publishes its annual AQI summary by county, so that row describes Los Angeles County, which contains 90808. Every other row is measured for this ZIP code.

Chronic-disease measures here run better than the median U.S. ZIP code; the composite is held down by air quality (median AQI 80).

ZIP 90808 carries an OurZip Health Score of 59.4 out of 100, rated Average, with air quality standing out as a notable concern: the EPA-tracked median Air Quality Index reads 80.0, and only 10.4% of days qualify as good air quality days, meaning residents experience unhealthy or moderate air on the large majority of days each year. On the chronic disease side, CDC PLACES estimates put the heart disease prevalence rate at 4.8%, compared with 7.4% at the median U.S. ZIP code, and the diabetes rate at 9.6%, compared with 12.7% at the median U.S. ZIP code — both figures indicating that these conditions are less prevalent here than at the midpoint of all U.S. ZIP codes. The loneliness rate of 37.2%, however, runs above the 32.3% recorded at the median U.S. ZIP code, meaning a larger share of residents report feeling lonely than is typical at the ZIP-code midpoint. On preventive care, 71.7% of residents report a dental visit in the past year, above the 62.0% figure at the median U.S. ZIP code, while the uninsured rate of 5.7% sits below the 8.7% seen at the median U.S. ZIP code, according to CDC PLACES estimates.

ZIP 90808 earns a Step Score of 3.5 out of 5, meaning many routine errands can be completed on foot, though some trips will still require other means of travel. The points-of-interest sub-score of 87.0 out of 100 reflects a notable concentration of walkable destinations, with OpenStreetMap mapping 52 restaurant and café locations, 24 retail stops, 9 bank, ATM, or post office locations, and 8 pharmacy or clinic locations within the boundary. Street connectivity scores 65.1 out of 100, while transit access scores 42.9 out of 100; OpenStreetMap maps 176 transit stops and no rail stations inside the boundary. The mean commute time for residents is 29.1 minutes, and 18.0% of workers in the ZIP work from home.

OpenStreetMap records 13 parks and nature reserves within ZIP 90808, among them El Dorado East Regional Park, Heartwell Park, Pan American Park, Birdcage Park, Lily Park, and Rosie the Riveter Park, along with 7 mapped playgrounds. Civic amenities include the Ruth Bach Library and 4 post offices, while 176 transit stops are mapped across the ZIP boundary. Mapped retail and service options include 9 grocery stores, 36 restaurants, 13 cafes, and 2 pharmacies. Healthcare access is represented by 13 mapped hospitals and clinics, and 23 places of worship are recorded within the boundary.

Counts are features mapped in OpenStreetMap inside the ZIP boundary. OpenStreetMap is maintained by volunteers and its coverage is uneven, so a low count can mean little has been mapped here rather than little exists. Something missing or wrong? Tell us.

Residents of ZIP code 90808 are represented in the U.S. Senate by Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff. In the U.S. House of Representatives, the ZIP code falls within the boundaries of District 42 (Robert Garcia), District 44 (Nanette Diaz Barragán), and District 45 (Derek Tran). At the state level, residents are served by State Senators Lena Gonzalez and Tony Strickland, and by State Assembly members José Solache and Sharon Quirk-Silva.

According to the Tax Foundation, residents in ZIP 90808 are subject to California's state income tax, which carries a top marginal rate of 13.3%, and a combined state and local sales tax rate of 8.98%, reflecting a state rate of 7.25% and an average local rate of 1.73%. Property in Los Angeles County is assessed at an effective rate of 0.69%, generating a median annual property tax bill of $5,438. These figures represent the statutory and effective rates applicable to the area; individual tax obligations will vary based on personal circumstances.

What do crime statistics look like for 90808?

The Long Beach Police Department, which serves 447,317 people across its entire jurisdiction, recorded 2,777 violent offences and 11,419 property offences in 2025. Because ZIP code 90808 accounts for roughly 9% of the population the department serves, these figures reflect the agency's full area rather than this ZIP alone. The national violent crime rate for context is 329.1 per 100,000 people.

What is the median home value in 90808?

The median home value in ZIP code 90808 is $1,042,049. Median rent in the area is $2,768 per month, against a median household income of $131,959.

What is the cost of living in 90808?

Housing is the most prominent cost factor in 90808, with a median home value of $1,042,049 and median rent of $2,768 per month. California's state income tax applies here, with marginal rates ranging from 1% on income up to $10,756 (single filers) to a top marginal rate of 13.3% on income above $1,000,000 for single filers. The median household income in the ZIP is $131,959, which places a single filer solidly in the 9.3% marginal bracket under state rules.

What are the natural hazards in 90808?

ZIP code 90808 faces Very High risk from three hazards: inland flooding, earthquakes, and wildfire. Inland flooding ranks at the 94.6th national percentile among ZIP codes, with 111 recorded events and an average of 3.96 events per year; earthquake risk sits at the 94.3rd national percentile, with an estimated 0.09 earthquake events per year; wildfire risk falls at the 85.9th national percentile, averaging 0.01 events per year. Residents should factor all three hazards into preparedness planning and insurance decisions.

How walkable is 90808?

ZIP code 90808 has a walkability score of 3.5 out of 5, meaning many daily errands can be completed on foot, though some trips are likely to require a vehicle. The climate is described as Mild and Warm, which generally supports year-round outdoor activity for those who do walk.

1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year
2. Zillow Research — ZHVI and ZORI
3. FBI Crime Data Explorer (Uniform Crime Reporting / NIBRS), 2025
4. CDC PLACES
5. U.S. EPA Air Quality System
6. NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals
7. FEMA National Risk Index
8. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) — Step Score inputs and mapped amenities
9. NCES Common Core of Data 2024 — public schools
10. NCES Private School Universe Survey 2022 — private schools
11. Tax Foundation
12. Congress.gov and OpenStates

Data compiled April 2026. Page last updated August 2026. Every figure on this page traces to a value in the 90808 data payload; where a value was absent, the section it belongs to is not published. Scores prefixed “OurZip” are our own — see how each is calculated.