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Isla Vista ZIP codes, California

No ZIP code is named for Isla Vista, CA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 93117. Its area codes are 805 and 820.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
13,920
Area codes
805, 820

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Isla Vista itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Santa Barbara (13.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Isla Vista in numbers

About 13,920 people live in Isla Vista, in 4,763 households. The median household income is $25,972 a year, 74% below the California median of $99,122 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,218,800 (66% above the California median), and median gross rent is $1,878 a month. The median age is 21.2; 43.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.1% across California); the average commute takes 16 minutes.

Population13,920Isla Vista13,920
Households4,763Isla Vista4,763
Median age21.2Isla Vista21.2California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$25,972Isla Vista$25,972California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,218,800Isla Vista$1,218,800California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,878Isla Vista$1,878California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.7%Isla Vista43.7%California37.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute15.6 minIsla Vista15.6 minCalifornia28.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density25,263 / sq miIsla Vista25,263 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Isla Vista CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Isla Vista

These ZIP codes cover part of Isla Vista but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Isla Vista
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
93117 Goleta , CA Standard 52,934 $90,037 $1,082,400

Map of Isla Vista ZIP codes

93117

The ZIP codes of Isla Vista, CA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Isla Vista

The nearest larger towns are Goleta (32,685 people, 1.6 mi), Eastern Goleta Valley (28,295 people, 4.8 mi) and Santa Barbara (87,779 people, 8.4 mi).

Towns near Isla Vista
TownPopulationDistance
University of California-Santa Barbara 12,121 0.9 mi
Goleta 32,685 1.6 mi
Eastern Goleta Valley 28,295 4.8 mi
Santa Barbara 87,779 8.4 mi
Montecito 9,031 13.0 mi
Santa Ynez 4,467 19.5 mi
Solvang 6,034 20.2 mi
Carpinteria 13,036 20.6 mi
Buellton 5,074 23.6 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Santa Barbara County · California ZIP codes

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