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92161 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92161 covers San Diego, California, with a population of about 24.

Population
24274 per square mile
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 92161 is

San Diego, California — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population24
Health

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

Obesity23.9% 9.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes3.3% 8.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure13.3% 20.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.3% 3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.1% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.1% 8.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis5.9% 19.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking25.9% 9.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication28.8% 45.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)1.3% 6.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year59.7% 17 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening64.9% 21 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening43.7% 20.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.3% 4.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.3% 2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol16.5% 19.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.2% 5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness43.1% 8.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.1% 6.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability4.8% 9.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.4% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.6% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed3,986
Annual payroll$598,885,000
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 98.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.5 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.

Earthquake99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind13.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane11.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$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 higher36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%5.2%
Works from home15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US26.7%13.9%
Median age37.638.7
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 MIRAMAR NAS, CA US9 km away
Rain in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January67.4°F / 47°F2.3 in rain
February67.2°F / 48.1°F2.66 in rain
March67.5°F / 49.9°F1.64 in rain
April70.3°F / 52.2°F0.78 in rain
May71.9°F / 56.6°F0.28 in rain
June75.3°F / 60°F0.05 in rain
July80°F / 64.1°F0.12 in rain
August82.4°F / 65.2°F0.02 in rain
September81.5°F / 63.2°F0.14 in rain
October77.6°F / 57.5°F0.57 in rain
November72.4°F / 50.8°F0.93 in rain
December66.6°F / 46.1°F1.99 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%.

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 vulnerability63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Walkability12.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92122 San Diego, CA2.3 km away
92121 San Diego, CA3.3 km away
92037 La Jolla, CA3.6 km away
92038 La Jolla, CA5 km away
92039 La Jolla, CA5 km away
92092 La Jolla, CA5 km away
92093 La Jolla, CA5 km away
92117 San Diego, CA6.1 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 area0.09 sq mi
Population density274 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.8718, -117.2291

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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