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91913 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 91913 covers Chula Vista, California, with a population of about 57,067 and a median household income of $129,412.

Population
57,0676,274 per square mile
Median age
35.63.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$129,4121.3× the California median
Poverty rate
5.8%6.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$909,368up 22.3% in five years
Median rent
$2,8631.5× the California median
Degree or higher
40.2%5.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
72.6%7.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
450

Where 91913 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

Population57,067
Median age35.6
Family households82.3%
Born outside the US30.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home51.3%
White (non-Hispanic)13.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)25.3%
Hispanic or Latino47.3%
Veterans11%
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$129,412
Income per person$47,499
Poverty rate5.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k0.7%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k2.5%
$60–75k7.7%
$75–100k7.8%
$100–125k15.2%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k19.7%
$200k or more22.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed26,770
Mean adjusted gross income$92,417
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.7%
Returns, under $25k21.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.3%
Returns, $200k or more9.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$750,000
Median gross rent$2,863
Rent as a share of household income33.8%
Owner-occupied72.6%
Vacant homes4.4%
Median year built2004

What the homes are

Detached house55.4%
Attached house19.4%
2 to 4 units5.9%
5 to 19 units8.4%
20 or more units9.2%
Mobile home1.7%
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$909,368as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 80.6%
Typical asking rent$3,242as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 28.2%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 69%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$924,596$245,887

$245,887 in 2000 to $909,368 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$3,242$1,817

$1,817 in 2015 to $3,242 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%
High school diploma or higher92.2%
Works from home13.2%
Drives to work alone72.8%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.2%
Health

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

Obesity23.4% 10 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.8% 9.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15% 10.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication64.6% 10.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72% 4.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56% 8.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.1% 3.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.8% 7.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support31.2% 6.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.1% 2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.1% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.3% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.1% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments450
People employed2,993
Annual payroll$152,180,000
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 54.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss58.2 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.

Earthquake85Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather16.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning11.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane10.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado6.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought6Very 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$129,412$96,334$78,538
Income per person$47,499$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate5.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$750,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,863$1,956$1,348
Homeownership72.6%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home13.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US30.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age35.637.638.7
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 stationSAN DIEGO BROWN FLD, CA US8.8 km away
Rain in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January67°F / 44.4°F1.83 in rain
February66.4°F / 45.2°F2.39 in rain
March67.5°F / 47.3°F1.52 in rain
April69.8°F / 50°F0.8 in rain
May71.2°F / 54.4°F0.27 in rain
June74.3°F / 57.9°F0.1 in rain
July78.3°F / 61.5°F0.04 in rain
August80.6°F / 63°F0.01 in rain
September79.8°F / 60.8°F0.18 in rain
October76.7°F / 55.3°F0.44 in rain
November71.8°F / 48.6°F0.83 in rain
December66.7°F / 43.8°F1.82 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 supermarket32% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket25% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability11.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

91914 Chula Vista, CA2 km away
91902 Bonita, CA3.9 km away
91908 Bonita, CA4.3 km away
91915 Chula Vista, CA4.7 km away
92139 San Diego, CA6.7 km away
91910 Chula Vista, CA7.9 km away
91977 Spring Valley, CA8.2 km away
91911 Chula Vista, CA8.2 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 area9.1 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density6,274 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.6513, -116.9852

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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