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91977 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 91977 covers Spring Valley, California, with a population of about 62,957 and a median household income of $92,407.

Population
62,9576,348 per square mile
Median age
35.33.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$92,407about the California median
Poverty rate
10.4%2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$768,274up 18.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,897about the California median
Degree or higher
26.3%8.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.9%2.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
814

Where 91977 is

Spring Valley, 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

Population62,957
Median age35.3
Family households74.9%
Born outside the US18.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home40.8%
White (non-Hispanic)28.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7%
Hispanic or Latino46.4%
Veterans9.2%
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$92,407
Income per person$37,527
Poverty rate10.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k14.6%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k10.4%
$150–200k10.6%
$200k or more14.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed29,030
Mean adjusted gross income$64,067
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k25.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$623,500
Median gross rent$1,897
Rent as a share of household income33%
Owner-occupied62.9%
Vacant homes3%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house62.6%
Attached house8.5%
2 to 4 units5.7%
5 to 19 units8.4%
20 or more units9.6%
Mobile home5.2%
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$768,274as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.4%
Typical asking rent$2,419as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$793,340$188,379

$188,379 in 2000 to $768,274 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,419$2,047

$2,047 in 2022 to $2,419 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%
High school diploma or higher88%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone76.6%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.5%
Health

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

Obesity27.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 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 health21.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.9% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.9% 1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.4% 6.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.1% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.4% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29% 1.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19% 1.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10% 0.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.2% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.7% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments814
People employed7,026
Annual payroll$283,315,000
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 31.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 19 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss30.6 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.

Earthquake80.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire58.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave48.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail17.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather17.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane9.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind6.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning6.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.3Very 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$92,407$96,334$78,538
Income per person$37,527$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate10.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$623,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,897$1,956$1,348
Homeownership62.9%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home9.4%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US18.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age35.337.638.7
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 stationEL CAJON, CA US10.7 km away
Rain in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January69.3°F / 42.5°F2.32 in rain
February69.2°F / 44.4°F2.61 in rain
March71.3°F / 48°F1.92 in rain
April74.5°F / 50.7°F0.75 in rain
May76.2°F / 55.9°F0.3 in rain
June80.8°F / 59.4°F0.06 in rain
July86.1°F / 63.3°F0.16 in rain
August88.6°F / 64.7°F0.02 in rain
September87.3°F / 62.1°F0.11 in rain
October81°F / 55.6°F0.54 in rain
November75.2°F / 47.1°F1.01 in rain
December68.5°F / 41.7°F1.83 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 supermarket40% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket75% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket21% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Grossmont Union High School District48.1% of this ZIP code's land area
La Mesa-Spring Valley School District48% of this ZIP code's land area
Chula Vista Elementary School District1.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Sweetwater Union High School District1.3% of this ZIP code's land area
San Diego City Unified School District1.1% 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 vulnerability69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Walkability11.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

91976 Spring Valley, CA2.3 km away
91979 Spring Valley, CA2.3 km away
91945 Lemon Grove, CA3.4 km away
91978 Spring Valley, CA3.7 km away
91946 Lemon Grove, CA3.8 km away
91941 La Mesa, CA4.3 km away
91943 La Mesa, CA5.4 km away
91944 La Mesa, CA5.4 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 area9.92 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq mi
Population density6,348 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.7240, -116.9976

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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