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ZIP Code 91917: Dulzura, CA

ZIP code 91917 uses the postal name Dulzura, California and lies entirely in San Diego County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 750 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2021
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
9national area: California, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and 7 more
919sectional center: San Diego, CA (SCF 920)
17delivery area within it
Town
Dulzura · its only residential ZIP
Metro area
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
House district
CA-48 119th Congress
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
51.8 sq mi · 14 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 91917?

91917 centers on 32.642°, -116.754° and covers 51.8 square miles of land. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 91935, 91980, 91963, 92154.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 91917 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 91917, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 91917 compare with the rest of San Diego County?

Rank of 91917 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure91917In San Diego CountyIn CA
People (ACS 2020-2024)749101st of 1161,466th of 1,802
Median household income–not rankednot ranked
Median home value$565knot rankednot ranked

91917's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (749). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 21% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 91917?

The 2020 Census counted 1,126 people in 91917; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 749. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
749±293 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
1,126
Households
206
Median age
35.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 91917?

Of the 749 people the ACS estimates in 91917, 39.1% are under 18 and 16.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (47.8%), then Hispanic or Latino (46.9%).

  • Under 1839.1%
  • 18 to 6444.9%
  • 65 and older16.0%
Age of the people of 91917 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic47.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino46.9%
  • Black, not Hispanic4.8%
  • Other or two or more0.5%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 91917 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What are homes worth in 91917?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$564,500
Median gross rent
$1,742
Homes owned by their occupants
58.3%
Housing units
322
0 50 100 150 200320102021 0 50 100 150 200320102021 0 50 100 150 200320102021
Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 91917; 2021: 157.3. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 91917 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 91917?

6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in transportation and warehousing (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Transportation and warehousing3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 91917?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 91917, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
91935Jamul9,114$152k3.8 mi
91980Tecate176–8.1 mi
91963Potrero689–9.2 mi
92154San Diego80,445$95k13.1 mi
91978Spring Valley10,014$113k11.0 mi (near)
92179San Diego3,150–11.2 mi (near)
91915Chula Vista35,322$140k11.5 mi (near)
92019El Cajon45,351$102k11.7 mi (near)
91914Chula Vista16,877$191k11.8 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.