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Sunset Beach ZIP code, California

The ZIP code for Sunset Beach, CA is 90742.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
405

Sunset Beach in numbers

About 405 people live in Sunset Beach, in 251 households. The median household income is $122,250 a year, 23% above the California median of $99,122 (US: $80,734).

Population405Sunset Beach405
Households251Sunset Beach251
Median household income$122,250Sunset Beach$122,250California$99,122US $80,734

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Sunset Beach. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Sunset Beach

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sunset Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
90742 Sunset Beach , CA Standard 405 $122,250 —

Map of Sunset Beach ZIP codes

90742

The ZIP codes of Sunset Beach, 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 Sunset Beach

The nearest larger towns are Seal Beach (24,722 people, 2.3 mi), Huntington Beach (195,240 people, 4.5 mi) and Rossmoor (11,532 people, 4.7 mi).

Towns near Sunset Beach
TownPopulationDistance
Seal Beach 24,722 2.3 mi
Huntington Beach 195,240 4.5 mi
Rossmoor 11,532 4.7 mi
Westminster 89,860 5.2 mi
Los Alamitos 11,794 5.3 mi
Midway City 7,999 5.5 mi
Long Beach 455,548 6.7 mi
Cypress 49,498 7.1 mi
Fountain Valley 56,258 7.2 mi
Stanton 39,402 7.2 mi
Hawaiian Gardens 13,691 7.6 mi
Garden Grove 170,964 7.8 mi
Signal Hill 11,468 7.8 mi
Lakewood 79,850 9.1 mi

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