| City: | Salinas, California |
| County: | Monterey County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:49:45 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 408 / 831 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 36.6778, -121.6545 |
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ZIP code 93902 is a PO Box-only zone embedded within downtown Salinas, California. It doesn't cover geographic territory. Instead, it exists as a point location within the surrounding 93901 ZIP code. This arrangement serves the commercial and administrative needs of Monterey County's largest city.
The post office maintains 781 PO Boxes and serves 408 business delivery points. That business count is notable. More than half of the addresses in this ZIP belong to commercial entities rather than individual box holders. W Alisal Street is the only street address in this ZIP, and all 139 street records there include unit designators for the post office facility itself.
Salinas has multiple ZIP codes for different parts of the city. The 93902 ZIP specifically handles PO Box mail for downtown businesses and residents who prefer centralized mail pickup. It isn't a PO Box Only Zone, so recipients have alternatives through neighboring ZIPs that provide street delivery.
Downtown Salinas serves as the commercial center for the Salinas Valley agricultural region. Businesses here use PO Boxes for consistent addressing, especially when physical office locations may change more frequently than mailing addresses. The post office at 100 W Alisal Street has operated at this location for decades, providing stable mail service to the business district.
The single street, W Alisal St, is the post office location with all records using unit designators for internal addressing.
ZIP Code 93902 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 19 business establishments, employing about 411 people with an annual payroll of $29,223,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 3,016Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 19Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $6,757,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $29,223,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 411Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 93902 is located in Monterey County, California, within the Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 41500) and California's 18th and 20th Congressional Districts. This Metro area has a population of 415,057 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 93902. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Salinas, CASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 41500Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 415,057Source: Census |
| MSA: | Salinas, CA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 18,20Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 696.12, 4874.22 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0664224Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Salinas city; CaliforniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 93902 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.