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92128 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92128 covers San Diego, California, with a population of about 48,492 and a median household income of $128,150.

Population
48,4924,143 per square mile
Median age
44.45.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$128,1501.3× the California median
Poverty rate
5.4%7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$998,822up 24.4% in five years
Median rent
$2,7601.4× the California median
Degree or higher
64.3%29.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
65.5%0.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,347

Where 92128 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

Population48,492
Median age44.4
Family households67.1%
Born outside the US27.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home31.8%
White (non-Hispanic)53.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)27.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.6%
Veterans7.5%
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$128,150
Income per person$66,767
Poverty rate5.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k5.6%
$75–100k10.5%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k9.2%
$150–200k14.6%
$200k or more27.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed24,500
Mean adjusted gross income$133,093
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.7%
Returns, under $25k17.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.8%
Returns, $200k or more19.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$875,400
Median gross rent$2,760
Rent as a share of household income30%
Owner-occupied65.5%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house52.2%
Attached house14.1%
2 to 4 units9.2%
5 to 19 units15.9%
20 or more units8.5%
Mobile home0.2%
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$998,822as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.4%
Typical asking rent$3,064as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 28%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 65.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,062,514$264,221

$264,221 in 2000 to $998,822 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$3,064$1,770

$1,770 in 2015 to $3,064 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.3%
High school diploma or higher97.4%
Works from home25.4%
Drives to work alone67.2%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.8%
Health

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

Obesity20.6% 12.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.9% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.9% 9.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.5% 12.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.6% 8.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.7% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.8% 9.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.4% 2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13% 3.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.1% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.8% 8.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,347
People employed20,008
Annual payroll$1,505,384,000
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 46.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss47.4 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.

Earthquake80.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail23Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather18.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane10.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind8.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning7.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado6.1Very 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$128,150$96,334$78,538
Income per person$66,767$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate5.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$875,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,760$1,956$1,348
Homeownership65.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.3%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%6.4%5.2%
Works from home25.4%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US27.1%26.7%13.9%
Median age44.437.638.7
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 stationRANCHO BERNARDO, CA US2 km away
Rain in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January67.2°F / 45.9°F2.79 in rain
February66.5°F / 45.9°F3.44 in rain
March67.6°F / 48.8°F2.04 in rain
April70.4°F / 51.3°F1.09 in rain
May71.6°F / 55.3°F0.38 in rain
June76.1°F / 57.8°F0.08 in rain
July81.5°F / 62.6°F0.1 in rain
August82.8°F / 63.9°F0.05 in rain
September81.1°F / 60.3°F0.17 in rain
October77.5°F / 56.9°F0.66 in rain
November71.3°F / 50.1°F1.08 in rain
December66.1°F / 44.3°F2.28 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 supermarket69% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket23% 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%.

Poway Unified School District99.9% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability10.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92127 San Diego, CA2.8 km away
92064 Poway, CA4.4 km away
92091 Rancho Santa Fe, CA5.4 km away
92074 Poway, CA5.8 km away
92129 San Diego, CA6.7 km away
92029 Escondido, CA10.1 km away
92131 San Diego, CA10.7 km away
92025 Escondido, CA11.5 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 area11.71 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density4,143 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.0067, -117.0690

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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