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92056 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92056 covers Oceanside, California, with a population of about 53,265 and a median household income of $102,570.

Population
53,2654,327 per square mile
Median age
38.9about the US average
Median household income
$102,5701.1× the California median
Poverty rate
4.7%7.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$873,333up 26.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,5361.3× the California median
Degree or higher
38.5%3.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
67.2%2.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,245

Where 92056 is

Oceanside, 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

Population53,265
Median age38.9
Family households69.3%
Born outside the US18.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home28.1%
White (non-Hispanic)49.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.3%
Hispanic or Latino31%
Veterans9.7%
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$102,570
Income per person$46,479
Poverty rate4.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k4.2%
$60–75k10.2%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k13.5%
$125–150k8.7%
$150–200k13.4%
$200k or more15.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed27,440
Mean adjusted gross income$89,302
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.9%
Returns, under $25k21.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.8%
Returns, $200k or more8.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$696,400
Median gross rent$2,536
Rent as a share of household income33.8%
Owner-occupied67.2%
Vacant homes4.9%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house58.5%
Attached house18.4%
2 to 4 units6.4%
5 to 19 units10.3%
20 or more units4.5%
Mobile home1.9%
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$873,333as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.8%
Typical asking rent$2,895as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 29.8%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 74.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$887,589$213,956

$213,956 in 2000 to $873,333 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$2,895$1,659

$1,659 in 2016 to $2,895 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%
High school diploma or higher90.8%
Works from home15.3%
Drives to work alone72%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.3%
Health

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

Obesity24.7% 8.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.2% 4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.6% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.7% 2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.6% 4.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,245
People employed19,208
Annual payroll$1,022,104,000
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 44.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss46.1 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.

Earthquake83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave35.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail27.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought14.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane10.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning9.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather2.3Relatively 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$102,570$96,334$78,538
Income per person$46,479$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate4.7%12%12.4%
Median home value$696,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,536$1,956$1,348
Homeownership67.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home15.3%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US18.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age38.937.638.7
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 stationVISTA, CA US6.4 km away
Rain in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January65.6°F / 45.7°F2.85 in rain
February65.4°F / 45.8°F3.12 in rain
March66.7°F / 48.3°F2.11 in rain
April69.4°F / 50.4°F0.96 in rain
May71°F / 55.2°F0.35 in rain
June74.5°F / 58.5°F0.09 in rain
July78.9°F / 62.2°F0.1 in rain
August80.7°F / 63.2°F0.03 in rain
September80.5°F / 61.2°F0.16 in rain
October76°F / 56.2°F0.59 in rain
November71.1°F / 49.7°F1.09 in rain
December64.8°F / 45°F1.94 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 supermarket78% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket8% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Vista Unified School District51.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Oceanside Unified School District45% of this ZIP code's land area
Carlsbad Unified School District3.9% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% 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.

92083 Vista, CA3.2 km away
92085 Vista, CA3.8 km away
92010 Carlsbad, CA4 km away
92057 Oceanside, CA5.2 km away
92081 Vista, CA5.4 km away
92068 San Luis Rey, CA5.4 km away
92008 Carlsbad, CA5.6 km away
92084 Vista, CA5.8 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 area12.31 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density4,327 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.1968, -117.2831

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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