Best Places90822, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 90822, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
90822 ranks 10,150th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 90822
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
90822's strengths and weaknesses
Where 90822 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 303 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 90822 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
Who lives in 90822
90822 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 90822.
Who works in 90822, and how
Work in 90822 centers on education and arts & entertainment. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 19%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 62%
Life in 90822
The coast is about 4 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 90822, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 90822, month by month
90822 sees roughly 303 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 47. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 57° | 47° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 65° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 90822
The nearest airport, Long Beach (Daugherty Field), is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Wayne/Orange County, about 16 miles away.
The best schools in and around 90822
Schools across 90822 average an A, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kettering ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Helen Keller MiddleA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Eunice Sato Academy Of Math & ScienceA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 90822 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
90822 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 90822 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 90822
Is 90822 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 90822 ranks 10,150th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and big-city access, and lowest on thin health care access and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 90822 safe?
90822 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $556 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 90822?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 47. That works out to about 303 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of zip codes.
Compare 90822 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 90822. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 90822 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
90822 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 90822: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 90822: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 90822: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 90822: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
90822 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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