Postal Codes

92140 ZIP Code

Advertisement

English Español

ZIP code 92140 covers San Diego, California, with a population of about 2,490.

Population
2,4904,653 per square mile
Median age
20.318.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
10.4%24.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 92140 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

Population2,490
Median age20.3
Born outside the US5.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home28.5%
White (non-Hispanic)46.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.7%
Hispanic or Latino35.3%
Veterans62.2%
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

Income per person$23,199
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%
High school diploma or higher96.4%
Works from home35.1%
Drives to work alone9.5%
Takes public transport2.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.4%
Health

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

Obesity17.5% 15.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes1.5% 10.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.2% 7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure9.6% 24.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.8% 10.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis2.6% 22.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking28.8% 12.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication12.3% 62.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.7% 7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease0.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year54.8% 21.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening58% 27.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening54.3% 10 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD1.3% 5.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support36.9% 12.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.1% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.3% 4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability2.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol12.4% 23.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness48.7% 14.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability2.5% 11.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.3% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments18
People employed156
Annual payroll$7,221,000
Advertisement
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 24.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss36.1 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.

Earthquake87.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide16.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami14.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail13.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane9.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding7.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning1.4Very 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$96,334$78,538
Income per person$23,199$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate12%12.4%
Median home value$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.4%5.2%
Works from home35.1%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US5.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age20.337.638.7
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 stationSAN DIEGO LINDBERGH FLD, CA US2 km away
Rain in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January66.4°F / 50.3°F1.98 in rain
February66.2°F / 51.8°F2.2 in rain
March67°F / 54.5°F1.46 in rain
April68.8°F / 57.1°F0.65 in rain
May69.5°F / 60°F0.28 in rain
June71.7°F / 62.6°F0.05 in rain
July75.3°F / 66.1°F0.08 in rain
August77.3°F / 67.5°F0.01 in rain
September77.2°F / 66.2°F0.12 in rain
October74.6°F / 61.5°F0.5 in rain
November70.7°F / 54.8°F0.79 in rain
December66°F / 49.8°F1.67 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.

Racial and ethnic minority status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability8.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92199 San Diego, CA1.2 km away
92110 San Diego, CA2.2 km away
92106 San Diego, CA3.1 km away
92103 San Diego, CA3.5 km away
92107 San Diego, CA4 km away
92101 San Diego, CA4.7 km away
92112 San Diego, CA5.1 km away
92135 San Diego, CA5.1 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 area0.54 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density4,653 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.7434, -117.2004

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.

Advertisement