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San Diego, CA

Multi-ZIP Census mosaic for San Diego, CA: 37 delivery areas, combined population 1,241,364. Sort the ZIP table by population before trusting any single city average (ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates).

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SAN-DIEGO-CA · San Diego, CA 37 ZIPs · 1,241,364 pop · #2502/25278 · San Diego County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-WIDE · OWN-LOW · POP-MEGA · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $116,212
  • RANK-TOP #2502/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Santee
  • BOOK-WIDE 37 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 47% owners
  • POP-MEGA 1,241,364
  • SPREAD-SPLIT 92113→92130
  • HOME-TOP $958,857

Nearest income peer: Santee, CA ( $2,594 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 San Diego

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest San Diego 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, San Diego, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a megacity-scale population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,241,364
city population (Census)
37
USPS ZIP codes covered
$116,212
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.

Wealth and geography both spread: average ZIP median income is $116,212 with per-capita $55,878 , poverty at 10.4% , owner-occupancy at 47.1%. With 37 delivery areas, the richest and poorest ZIPs inside San Diego can diverge sharply, treat the city average as a map legend, then open the densest ZIP (92154) for the street-level read.

San Diego sits in the upper half of San Diego County on income: Oceanside, Escondido and El Cajon report less, while Chula Vista, Carlsbad and Encinitas report more. National City marks the far end of that range at $66,426, 43% below San Diego.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside San Diego differ

San Diego's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $61,819 in ZIP 92113 to $205,680 in ZIP 92130, while home values span $614,300 in 92113 to $1,748,100 in 92130. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
3.3×

92113 to 92130

Home-value high-to-low ratio
2.8×

92113 to 92130

Poverty-rate spread
18.8 points

92131 to 92113

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

San Diego residents fan out across many ZIPs

Population is spread across 37 codes in San Diego. The densest, 92154, still represents only about 6% of the 1,241,364 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense employer mosaic across San Diego

Citywide ZBP: 41,841 establishments, 735,374 employees , annual payroll $64,783,177k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 37 of 37 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92101 (4,280 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (8,695) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in San Diego, CA

These ZIP codes sit in San Diego County, which covers 107 ZIP codes in all; 37 of them fall in San Diego. See the San Diego County roll-up →

San Diego sits in the upper half of San Diego County on income: Oceanside, Escondido and El Cajon report less, while Chula Vista, Carlsbad and Encinitas report more. National City marks the far end of that range at $66,426, 43% below San Diego.

Side-by-side: Compare 92154 vs 92126 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
92154 79,708 $94,901 1,898 830
92126 73,343 $126,913 1,800 2,244
92105 69,813 $68,563 676 4,840
92114 65,433 $97,794 435 3,067
92115 58,560 $79,199 954 3,479
92113 56,066 $61,819 628 4,109
92129 51,536 $156,321 802 1,416
92117 51,332 $103,661 1,376 2,256
92130 48,940 $205,680 2,308 1,025
92128 47,490 $131,077 1,378 1,639
92109 45,787 $122,128 1,850 2,326
92111 45,096 $99,644 2,191 2,060
92104 44,414 $94,014 1,056 4,531
92122 43,728 $105,177 1,356 1,059
92102 43,267 $77,248 682 3,603
92127 39,337 $195,520 1,440 688
92101 37,095 $91,566 4,280 3,040
92139 35,125 $95,653 189 3,749
92131 32,787 $185,256 1,148 503
92116 31,680 $98,154 691 3,562
92103 31,066 $102,626 1,846 3,184
92124 30,443 $120,201 335 1,110
92107 28,651 $113,117 758 3,525
92123 26,823 $132,534 1,919 1,265
92120 26,317 $120,661 1,024 1,502
92110 25,341 $110,790 1,677 2,013
92119 23,057 $113,435 386 1,301
92106 19,330 $142,897 976 1,320
92108 18,858 $103,884 2,695 1,682
92121 4,179 $135,938 2,907 132
92140 3,435 n/a 15 2,042
92145 1,449 n/a 49 167
92135 571 n/a 57 466
92147 559 n/a 17 2,280
92155 550 n/a 22 946
92134 198 n/a 12 425
92132 0 n/a 8 n/a
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · Census ACS tables

San Diego 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 San Diego, .