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Low Water Pressure in Los Angeles, CA

Old metal supply pipes running across a basement ceiling
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Los Angeles has 804,472 occupied homes across 85 ZIP codes, and the typical one was built in 1957. That year is the most useful single fact for working out why the water pressure is weak, because it predicts what the supply pipe is made of.

Los Angeles sits 14 years older than the CA median of 1971. Of the 257 CA towns we route calls in, its housing is older than 93% of them, and by number of homes it ranks 1st.

What 1957 tells you about the pipe in Los Angeles

Housing of this vintage generally means galvanized steel still the norm, with copper appearing towards the end of the decade. A house from these years may have had part of its supply replaced and part left alone, which is why pressure can be fine in one bathroom and poor in another. More on 1950s supply pipe.

27% of occupied homes in Los Angeles are owner-occupied, 36 points below the CA figure of 63%. It matters here because the run between the meter and the house belongs to the property owner, not the utility.

Median household income across Los Angeles ZIP codes is $65,496, 37% below the CA median of $104,737.

Before calling anyone in Los Angeles, check whether every tap is weak or just one. Normal supply is 45–80 psi and under 40 psi is low — how to test it in a minute. Whole house is a supply problem worth a call; one tap is usually a five-minute job you can do yourself.

Build year and occupied homes by ZIP code in Los Angeles

ZIPTypical build yearOccupied homes
90001195013,416
90002195313,319
90003195517,634
90004195823,735
90005196117,477
90006195419,268
90007196112,451
90008195614,740
9001020022,488
90011195324,156
90012198715,236
9001319428,399
9001419386,450
90015200413,180
90016195017,844
90017198614,148
90018194116,646
90019194423,724
90020197317,563
9002119381,541
90024197416,847
90025197422,875
90026194326,461
90027195721,736
90028196617,643
90029195713,089
90031194712,166
90032195013,372
90033195213,149
90034197125,628
90035195911,997
90036194919,985
90037194817,709
90038196613,344
90039195112,351
9004119469,790
90043194716,883
90044195627,423
90045195916,311
90046196628,716
90047194517,198
90048196111,838
90049196816,605
9005619603,531
90057196616,688
9006119607,729
9006219389,626
90064196311,807
90065195216,441
90066196624,867
9006719801,918
90068195612,103
9007719693,225
9008919966

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