PlainZIP

Pala, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pala, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,618. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PALA-CA · Pala, CA 1 ZIPs · 1,618 pop · #4489/25278 · San Diego County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $99,803
  • RANK-TOP #4489/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Escondido
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,618
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $561,500

Nearest income peer: Escondido, CA (+ $1,130 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Pala

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pala on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Pala, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,618
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$99,803
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $99,803 and home value $561,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 15.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pala as a pure owner town.

Within California, Covina is the closest lower-income city and Marina the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pala.

Population concentration

Pala reads through its lone ZIP, 92059

1,618 ACS residents, one ZIP: 92059 is not the leading code inside Pala, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Pala

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 1,255 employees , annual payroll $76,725k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92059 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Pala, CA

These ZIP codes sit in San Diego County, which covers 107 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pala. See the San Diego County roll-up →

Pala lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing San Diego County: San Diego, Chula Vista and Carlsbad earn more and Oceanside, El Cajon and Vista earn less. Carlsbad marks the far end of that range at $139,585, 40% above Pala.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
92059 1,618 $99,803 20 22
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Pala roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Pala, .