Every ZIP code in the United States, with weather, radar, trivia and the numbers behind it. Five digits since 1963!

ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. The codes went live on July 1, 1963.The lowest ZIP code is 00501 — the IRS in Holtsville, New York.The highest ZIP code is 99950, in Ketchikan, Alaska.Type 07734 into a calculator and turn it upside down: hELLO. It is Keansburg, New Jersey.12345 belongs to one company: General Electric in Schenectady, New York.The first digit is a region: 0 is New England and New Jersey, 9 is the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii.Mr. ZIP, the cartoon mailman, was the mascot that sold the idea to America.ZIP+4 arrived in 1983 and can narrow a ZIP down to one side of one block.A ZIP code is a mail route, not a place: plenty of them cross county and even state lines.Play ZIP Hunt: guess the secret ZIP code of the day in six tries.
zipcodes.pro — CITY/CA/MONTEREY

Monterey ZIP codes, California

Monterey, CA has 4 ZIP codes (93940, 93942, 93943 and 93944) and area code 831. The largest is 93940.

USPS city name
4 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
29,613
Area code
831

Mail addressed to Monterey uses the ZIP codes above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Monterey in numbers

About 29,613 people live in Monterey, in 12,534 households. The median household income is $102,846 a year, 4% above the California median of $99,122 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,076,300 (46% above the California median), and median gross rent is $2,353 a month. The median age is 37.5; 52.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.1% across California); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population29,613Monterey29,613
Households12,534Monterey12,534
Median age37.5Monterey37.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$102,846Monterey$102,846California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$1,076,300Monterey$1,076,300California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,353Monterey$2,353California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.9%Monterey52.9%California37.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute18.5 minMonterey18.5 minCalifornia28.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,425 / sq miMonterey3,425 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Monterey

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Monterey
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
93940 Monterey , CA Standard 30,605 $106,044 $1,099,300
93942 Monterey , CA No street area — — —
93943 Monterey , CA Standard 10 — —
93944 Monterey , CA Standard 2,665 — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Monterey

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

ZIP codes overlapping Monterey
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
93923 Carmel , CA Standard 12,565 $142,474 $1,767,800
93953 Pebble Beach , CA Standard 3,613 $142,763 $2,000,000+
93955 Seaside , CA Standard 32,266 $85,282 $788,300

Map of Monterey ZIP codes

93940939429394393944

The ZIP codes of Monterey, 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 Monterey

The nearest larger towns are Seaside (31,814 people, 4.0 mi), Salinas (161,761 people, 15 mi) and Watsonville (51,712 people, 23 mi).

Towns near Monterey
TownPopulationDistance
Pacific Grove 14,951 2.8 mi
Del Monte Forest 3,613 3.7 mi
Carmel-by-the-Sea 3,162 4.0 mi
Seaside 31,814 4.0 mi
Marina 22,563 7.5 mi
Carmel Valley Village 4,785 10.9 mi
Castroville 6,720 13.4 mi
Salinas 161,761 15.1 mi
Prunedale 19,723 19.3 mi
Las Lomas 3,355 20.3 mi
Pajaro 2,899 22.2 mi
Watsonville 51,712 23.1 mi
Aromas 3,245 23.5 mi
Freedom 3,172 23.9 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Monterey County · California ZIP codes

Cite this page

zipcodes.pro. “Monterey, CA ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/city/ca/monterey

Underlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.