ZIP Code 93620 — Dos Palos, California

    📍 ZIP code 93620 is in Dos Palos, Merced County, California.

    ZIP code 93620 is located in Dos Palos, Merced County, California. It is a standard zip code in the Pacific Time Zone with an estimated population of 9,363. The area code for zip code 93620 is 559.

    ZIP
    93620
    City
    Dos Palos
    County
    Merced County
    State
    California
    Time Zone
    Pacific
    Area Code
    559
    Type
    Standard
    USPS City
    Dos Palos
    Latitude
    37.0200° N
    Longitude
    120.6254° W
    Land Area
    161.3 sq mi
    Water Area
    0.3 sq mi

    ZIP Code 93620 Map

    Coordinates: 37.0200°N, 120.6254°W

    ZIP Code 93620 Demographics

    Population

    Total Population9,363
    Density58/sq mi
    Median Age37.3
    Male / Female45.1% / 54.9%

    Income & Economy

    Median Household$51,135
    Per Capita$24,456
    Poverty Rate15.5%
    Unemployment11.3%

    Housing

    Total Units3,157
    Owner-Occupied50.9%
    Renter-Occupied49.1%
    Median Home Value$275,900
    Median Rent$1,036

    Education

    High School Grad64%
    Bachelor's Degree9.7%

    Population and demographic data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates. ZIP code routing data sourced from the United States Postal Service (USPS).

    Affordability & Profile: ZIP 93620 in Context

    The median home in 93620 is valued at $275,900 against a median household income of $51,135, a price-to-income ratio of 5.4. That is below the 6.7 median across the 1,558 California ZIP codes with published housing data, and well past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally, though it is among the more attainable ratios in the state. Within Merced County, 93620 ranks 13 of 18 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 5.2. Renting takes 24.3% of median household income (median rent $1,036 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

    93620 ranks 1,397 of 1,558 statewide on median household income and 1,372 of 1,558 on median home value; its income is below the $63,680 Merced County median. 51% of households own their home, below the 64% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 15.5%, above the 10.8% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 11.3%.

    With 58 residents per square mile across 161.3 square miles of land, 93620 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 1,120 (rank 1,216 of 1,558). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.

    Ratios and ranks are computed from the ACS figures above across the 1,558 California ZIP codes with published housing data. See the 2026 California affordability report for the statewide analysis and the methodology for definitions.

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    ZIP code 93620 primarily serves Dos Palos in Merced County, California.

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