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92397 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92397 covers Wrightwood, California, with a population of about 5,699 and a median household income of $86,370.

Population
5,699120 per square mile
Median age
52.413.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$86,37010% below the California median
Poverty rate
8.8%3.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$428,117up 10.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,66815% below the California median
Degree or higher
40.7%5.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
79.5%14.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
81

Where 92397 is

Wrightwood, 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

Population5,699
Median age52.4
Family households64.3%
Born outside the US13.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.2%
White (non-Hispanic)74.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.1%
Hispanic or Latino15.7%
Veterans8.6%
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$86,370
Income per person$52,798
Poverty rate8.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k6.0%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k10.3%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k6.2%
$75–100k9.6%
$100–125k13.1%
$125–150k4.6%
$150–200k14.8%
$200k or more11.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,470
Mean adjusted gross income$92,268
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.5%
Returns, under $25k23.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.3%
Returns, $200k or more8.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$457,400
Median gross rent$1,668
Owner-occupied79.5%
Vacant homes17%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house93.1%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units0.8%
5 to 19 units1.4%
Mobile home2.1%
Boat, RV or van1.1%
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$428,117as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$443,072$133,367

$133,367 in 2000 to $428,117 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.7%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home19.6%
Drives to work alone74.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41%
Health

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

Obesity30% 3.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.1% 1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.3% 6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.8% 1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11% 6.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 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 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments81
People employed978
Annual payroll$25,857,000
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 96.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss97.7 out of 100
Community resilience14.9 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.

Wildfire99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide99.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche81.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather32.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave20.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado12.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning6Very 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$86,370$96,334$78,538
Income per person$52,798$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate8.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$457,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,668$1,956$1,348
Homeownership79.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.7%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%6.4%5.2%
Works from home19.6%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US13.7%26.7%13.9%
Median age52.437.638.7
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 stationWRIGHTWOOD, CA US1.3 km away
Rain in a year21 in
Snow in a year62 in

Average high and low by month

January47.6°F / 25.6°F4.37 in rain, 10.5 in snow
February47.6°F / 25.3°F4.93 in rain, 24.8 in snow
March54.3°F / 29.3°F1.85 in rain, 8.3 in snow
April60.3°F / 32°F0.8 in rain, 7.2 in snow
May69.1°F / 38.8°F0.79 in rain, 1.6 in snow
June78°F / 44.3°F0.08 in rain
July83.3°F / 52.5°F1.06 in rain
August81.9°F / 51.4°F0.31 in rain
September75°F / 46.2°F0.38 in rain
October64.4°F / 36.7°F1.21 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November54.8°F / 28.8°F1.14 in rain, 3.6 in snow
December47.5°F / 24.6°F4.14 in rain, 5.3 in snow
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 supermarket27% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket28% 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%.

Snowline Joint 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92329 Phelan, CA8.5 km away
92372 Pinon Hills, CA9 km away
93563 Valyermo, CA13 km away
92371 Phelan, CA13.3 km away
91759 Mount Baldy, CA14.5 km away
92358 Lytle Creek, CA15.4 km away
93544 Llano, CA18.7 km away
92344 Hesperia, CA21.1 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.

Los Angeles County66.3% of this ZIP code's land area
San Bernardino County33.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area47.59 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density120 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.3628, -117.6249

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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