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San Francisco County, CA

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 28 ZIP codes inside San Francisco County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
28
in this county
Total population
865,933
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
1
distinct city/town names
Avg density
8,562
people / sq mi
Avg median income
$138,202
household, ACS
Avg home value
$1,346,000
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in San Francisco County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
94112 San Francisco 84,477 9,779 $120,731
94110 San Francisco 70,859 11,448 $152,115
94122 San Francisco 60,144 7,129 $141,760
94109 San Francisco 56,114 20,086
94116 San Francisco 45,510 6,956
94121 San Francisco 43,964 6,697
94134 San Francisco 41,977 6,334
94118 San Francisco 41,456 7,982
94117 San Francisco 40,701 12,330
94124 San Francisco 35,982 2,911
94114 San Francisco 34,474 9,613
94115 San Francisco 34,193 11,618
94102 San Francisco 33,856 19,761
94103 San Francisco 32,430 9,114
94132 San Francisco 29,707 3,662
94131 San Francisco 29,437 5,621
94107 San Francisco 28,607 5,952
94133 San Francisco 26,090 15,319
94123 San Francisco 26,002 9,273
94127 San Francisco 20,927 4,333
94105 San Francisco 13,810 10,569
94108 San Francisco 11,963 17,905
94158 San Francisco 10,658 6,736
94111 San Francisco 4,707 5,448
94129 San Francisco 4,199 690
94130 San Francisco 3,185 1,396
94104 San Francisco 504 2,509
94188 San Francisco

About San Francisco County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. San Francisco County in California contains roughly 28 ZIP codes spread across 1 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 865,933. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider California index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 8,562, which classifies the county overall as a urban core environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near $138,202, with average owner-occupied home values around $1,346,000; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into San Francisco County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping San Francisco County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model. For a wider commuter-shed view that crosses county lines, see the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley metro hub.