Valley Center, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Valley Center, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,037. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet VALLEY-CENTER-CA · Valley Center, CA 1 ZIPs · 19,037 pop · #1742/25278 · San Diego County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $126,544
- RANK-TOP #1742/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chula Vista
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 88% owners
- POP-TOWN 19,037
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-TOP $833,600
Nearest income peer: Chula Vista, CA ( $104 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 Valley Center
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Valley Center on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- National City · lowest
National City · lowest
$66,426 median HH income
- Santee · near
Santee · near
$113,618 median HH income
- San Diego · near
San Diego · near
$116,212 median HH income
- Chula Vista · near
Chula Vista · near
$126,440 median HH income
- Valley Center · this city
Valley Center · this city
$126,544 median HH income
- Carlsbad · highest
Carlsbad · highest
$139,585 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Valley Center, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 7%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 19,037
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $126,544
- 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 $126,544 and home value $833,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 33.6%.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within California, Chula Vista is the closest lower-income city and Newcastle the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 5 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Valley Center.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 92082, is all of Valley Center
There is no split to weigh here: 92082 holds every one of Valley Center's 19,037 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Valley Center's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 453 establishments, 4,729 employees , annual payroll $266,584k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92082 (453 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (108) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .
ZIP Codes in Valley Center, CA
These ZIP codes sit in San Diego County, which covers 107 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Valley Center. See the San Diego County roll-up →
Valley Center sits in the upper half of San Diego County on income: San Diego, Oceanside and Escondido report less, while Carlsbad reports more. National City marks the far end of that range at $66,426, 48% below Valley Center.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92082 | 19,037 | $126,544 | 453 | 60 |
Valley Center 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 Valley Center, .