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92059 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92059 covers Pala, California, with a population of about 1,449 and a median household income of $96,399.

Population
1,44952 per square mile
Median age
35.23.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$96,399about the California median
Poverty rate
14.3%1.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$1,079,014up 29.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,55221% below the California median
Degree or higher
14%21 points below the US average
Homeownership
64.1%0.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 92059 is

Pala, 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

Population1,449
Median age35.2
Family households85.4%
Born outside the US15.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home37.7%
White (non-Hispanic)19.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Hispanic or Latino50.3%
Veterans8.4%
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$96,399
Income per person$36,228
Poverty rate14.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k2.8%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k28.2%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k10.6%
$200k or more16.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed870
Mean adjusted gross income$112,991
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.2%
Returns, under $25k13.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k41.4%
Returns, $200k or more9.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$506,600
Median gross rent$1,552
Rent as a share of household income23.1%
Owner-occupied64.1%
Vacant homes10.3%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house72.8%
Attached house0.4%
Mobile home25.9%
Boat, RV or van0.8%
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$1,079,014as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 91.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$1,079,014$455,543

$455,543 in 2013 to $1,079,014 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher14%
High school diploma or higher74.3%
Works from home16.2%
Drives to work alone80%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.7%
Health

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

Obesity29.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.4% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.3% 2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21% 4.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.9% 7.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.3% 1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support31.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity18.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.2% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments18
People employed1,185
Annual payroll$79,610,000
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 99.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.6 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.

Wildfire100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide99.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought90.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind28.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather18.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane16.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche16.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning5.3Very 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$96,399$96,334$78,538
Income per person$36,228$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate14.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$506,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,552$1,956$1,348
Homeownership64.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home16.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US15.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age35.237.638.7
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 stationFALLBROOK 5 NE, CA US13 km away
Rain in a year15 in

Average high and low by month

January67.5°F / 47.4°F3.17 in rain
February66.7°F / 46.4°F3.74 in rain
March70.1°F / 47.9°F2.02 in rain
April72.1°F / 50.5°F1 in rain
May75.2°F / 52.9°F0.36 in rain
June80.8°F / 55.9°F0.12 in rain
July87.2°F / 60°F0.08 in rain
August89.3°F / 61.8°F0.22 in rain
September87.8°F / 61.7°F0.11 in rain
October83.1°F / 58°F0.7 in rain
November74.3°F / 51.9°F1.15 in rain
December67.1°F / 46.1°F2.64 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District69.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Bonsall Unified School District30.7% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92061 Pauma Valley, CA13.1 km away
92592 Temecula, CA13.6 km away
92003 Bonsall, CA14.4 km away
92028 Fallbrook, CA14.6 km away
92589 Temecula, CA14.7 km away
92593 Temecula, CA14.7 km away
92082 Valley Center, CA15.3 km away
92590 Temecula, CA16.2 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 area27.61 sq mi
Population density52 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.3777, -117.0717

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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