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ZIP Code 92102: San Diego, CA

ZIP code 92102 is in San Diego, California, entirely in San Diego County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 39,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 17th most populous of San Diego's 41 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $77,248 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
9national area: California, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and 7 more
921sectional center: San Diego, CA (SCF 920)
02delivery area within it
Town
San Diego · 41 residential ZIPs
Census places
San Diego
Neighborhoods
Brooklyn Heights, Chollas View, Golden Hill, Grant Hill, Greater Golden Hill, Lincoln Park and 3 more GeoNames
Metro area
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
House districts
CA-52 (67%), CA-50 (33%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
4.5 sq mi · 8,662 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
35 more ZIP codes use the name San Diego for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 92102?

92102 centers on 32.716°, -117.117° and covers 4.5 square miles of land. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 92113, 92104, 92105, 92101, 92114.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 92102 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 92102, 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); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 92102 compare with the rest of San Diego?

Rank of 92102 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)
Measure92102In San DiegoIn San Diego CountyIn CA
People (ACS 2020-2024)38,90117th of 4143rd of 116405th of 1,802
Median household income$77k28th of 3077th of 85877th of 1,189
Median home value$750k24th of 3061st of 89629th of 1,317

Its median household income is higher than in 58% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 97% of all 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 92102?

The 2020 Census counted 39,783 people in 92102; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 38,901. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 8.1% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
38,901
2020 Census count
39,783−8.1% since 2010 (43,267)
Households
14,620
Median age
34.3

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 92102?

Of the 38,901 people the ACS estimates in 92102, 19.1% are under 18 and 12.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (56.4%), then White (not Hispanic) (24.5%).

  • Under 1819.1%
  • 18 to 6468.6%
  • 65 and older12.3%
Age of the people of 92102 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Hispanic or Latino56.4%
  • White, not Hispanic24.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic8.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic6.3%
  • Other or two or more4.4%
Race and Hispanic origin in 92102 (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 do households in 92102 earn?

Median household income is $77,248 (ACS 2020-2024), the 77th highest of the 85 ranked ZIP codes in San Diego County. It rose from $63,489 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$77,248
Income per person
$40,925
Below the poverty line
14.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
8.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
30.4%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$59,03419,940 returns; wages 85% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 92102?

FHFA's house price index for 92102, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 112% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 49% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −1.2% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$750,000
Median gross rent
$1,940
Homes owned by their occupants
32.7%
Housing units
15,669
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Index = 100 in 1979, the first year FHFA reports for 92102; 2025: 1557.2. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

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 92102?

682 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 95 more than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance101
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services79
  • Other services (except public administration)79
  • Accommodation and food services77
  • Retail trade73
  • Construction64

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 92102?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 92102, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
92113San Diego48,215$62k1.5 mi
92104San Diego47,410$94k1.9 mi
92105San Diego71,411$69k2.3 mi
92101San Diego51,805$92k3.2 mi
92114San Diego65,745$98k3.7 mi
92134San Diego290–1.7 mi (near)
92136San Diego4,573–2.3 mi (near)
92132San Diego0–3.2 mi (near)
92116San Diego31,843$98k3.4 mi (near)

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