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91911 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 91911 covers Chula Vista, California, with a population of about 84,619 and a median household income of $79,334.

Population
84,6196,648 per square mile
Median age
36.72 points below the US average
Median household income
$79,33418% below the California median
Poverty rate
10.6%1.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$774,259up 22.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,931about the California median
Degree or higher
19.5%15.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
51.8%13.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,534

Where 91911 is

Chula Vista, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population84,619
Median age36.7
Family households77.3%
Born outside the US32.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home64.5%
White (non-Hispanic)12%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7%
Hispanic or Latino74.7%
Veterans5.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$79,334
Income per person$31,550
Poverty rate10.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k9.2%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k10.0%
$125–150k8.9%
$150–200k11.4%
$200k or more8.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed43,810
Mean adjusted gross income$55,550
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.9%
Returns, under $25k29.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.0%
Returns, $200k or more1.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$602,000
Median gross rent$1,931
Rent as a share of household income36.1%
Owner-occupied51.8%
Vacant homes7.8%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house47%
Attached house9.9%
2 to 4 units4.9%
5 to 19 units10.4%
20 or more units19%
Mobile home8.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$774,259as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.8%
Typical asking rent$2,782as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 36.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$790,110$174,015

$174,015 in 2000 to $774,259 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$2,782$1,685

$1,685 in 2017 to $2,782 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%
High school diploma or higher78.1%
Works from home8.2%
Drives to work alone73.4%
Takes public transport3.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity29.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13% 1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.3% 6.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.9% 2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.8% 2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support32.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity25.1% 8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.3% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.5% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,534
People employed21,108
Annual payroll$1,104,129,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 56% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 22 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss51.3 out of 100
Community resilience5.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide56.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire40.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami29Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail22.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning10.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane10.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding9.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind8.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather3.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$79,334$96,334$78,538
Income per person$31,550$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate10.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$602,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,931$1,956$1,348
Homeownership51.8%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate12.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home8.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US32.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age36.737.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCHULA VISTA, CA US4.5 km away
Rain in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January67.5°F / 46.5°F1.82 in rain
February66.8°F / 48.3°F2.33 in rain
March67°F / 51.4°F1.39 in rain
April68.4°F / 53.5°F0.67 in rain
May68.9°F / 58°F0.27 in rain
June71°F / 61.2°F0.05 in rain
July74.6°F / 64.7°F0.06 in rain
August76.9°F / 65.8°F0.01 in rain
September77.1°F / 64°F0.09 in rain
October74.9°F / 58.5°F0.36 in rain
November71.1°F / 50.9°F0.57 in rain
December66.5°F / 46°F1.58 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Chula Vista Elementary School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Sweetwater Union High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability13.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

91910 Chula Vista, CA3.4 km away
92154 San Diego, CA3.9 km away
91909 Chula Vista, CA4.4 km away
91912 Chula Vista, CA4.4 km away
91921 Chula Vista, CA4.4 km away
92173 San Ysidro, CA5.2 km away
91933 Imperial Beach, CA6 km away
91908 Bonita, CA6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

San Diego County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area12.73 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density6,648 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.6084, -117.0565

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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