Postal Codes

92116 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92116 covers San Diego, California, with a population of about 31,484 and a median household income of $95,775.

Population
31,4849,315 per square mile
Median age
35.63.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$95,775about the California median
Poverty rate
9.2%3.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$993,288up 12.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,903about the California median
Degree or higher
58.4%23.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
32.1%32.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
685

Where 92116 is

San Diego, 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

Population31,484
Median age35.6
Family households38.5%
Born outside the US14.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home27.6%
White (non-Hispanic)53.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.2%
Hispanic or Latino29.6%
Veterans5.8%
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$95,775
Income per person$66,432
Poverty rate9.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k5.7%
$60–75k8.9%
$75–100k15.5%
$100–125k11.0%
$125–150k9.2%
$150–200k12.1%
$200k or more15.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed18,110
Mean adjusted gross income$97,933
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.5%
Returns, under $25k16.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.2%
Returns, $200k or more9.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$898,500
Median gross rent$1,903
Rent as a share of household income28.6%
Owner-occupied32.1%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house35.4%
Attached house6.8%
2 to 4 units9.1%
5 to 19 units41.4%
20 or more units6.7%
Mobile home0.6%
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$993,288as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 60.5%
Typical asking rent$2,486as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 30.3%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 71.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,020,249$237,426

$237,426 in 2000 to $993,288 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,486$1,317

$1,317 in 2015 to $2,486 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher58.4%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home23.9%
Drives to work alone65.3%
Takes public transport2.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.9%
Health

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

Obesity25.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24% 10.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.5% 9.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.5% 8.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication62.2% 12.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.7% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.5% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.1% 8.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol29.3% 6.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79% 3.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.4% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments685
People employed3,533
Annual payroll$158,388,000
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 29.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss33 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.

Earthquake86.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding28.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail16.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane9.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning3.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.1Very 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$95,775$96,334$78,538
Income per person$66,432$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate9.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$898,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,903$1,956$1,348
Homeownership32.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher58.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%6.4%5.2%
Works from home23.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US14.6%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 MONTGOMERY FLD, CA US6.1 km away
Rain in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January67.3°F / 46°F2.32 in rain
February67.3°F / 46.9°F2.65 in rain
March68.5°F / 49.6°F1.63 in rain
April70.7°F / 52.4°F0.77 in rain
May72.1°F / 56.6°F0.28 in rain
June74.7°F / 60°F0.06 in rain
July79.8°F / 64°F0.07 in rain
August82°F / 65.3°F0.01 in rain
September81.4°F / 63.6°F0.17 in rain
October77.8°F / 57.8°F0.54 in rain
November72.7°F / 50.1°F0.91 in rain
December67.3°F / 45.3°F1.61 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 supermarket1% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

San Diego City Unified School District100% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% 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.

92104 San Diego, CA1.9 km away
92108 San Diego, CA2 km away
92105 San Diego, CA3.6 km away
92103 San Diego, CA4.1 km away
92123 San Diego, CA4.1 km away
92182 San Diego, CA4.7 km away
92134 San Diego, CA4.7 km away
92115 San Diego, CA4.9 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 area3.38 sq mi
Population density9,315 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.7624, -117.1242

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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