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ZIP Code 92103: San Diego, CA

ZIP code 92103 is in San Diego, California, entirely in San Diego County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 35,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 19th most populous of San Diego's 41 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $102,626 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

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  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
9national area: California, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and 7 more
921sectional center: San Diego, CA (SCF 920)
03delivery area within it
Town
San Diego · 41 residential ZIPs
Census places
San Diego
Neighborhoods
Hillcrest, Mission Hills GeoNames
Metro area
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
House district
CA-50 119th Congress
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
3.7 sq mi · 9,453 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 92103?

92103 centers on 32.748°, -117.167° and covers 3.7 square miles of land. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 92101, 92110, 92108, 92104, 92116.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 92103 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 92103, 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 92103 compare with the rest of San Diego?

Rank of 92103 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)
Measure92103In San DiegoIn San Diego CountyIn CA
People (ACS 2020-2024)34,83619th of 4150th of 116494th of 1,802
Median household income$103k19th of 3053rd of 85554th of 1,189
Median home value$1.06M9th of 3021st of 89316th of 1,317

Its median household income is higher than in 83% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 98% 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 92103?

The 2020 Census counted 33,311 people in 92103; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 34,836. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 7.2% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
34,836
2020 Census count
33,311+7.2% since 2010 (31,066)
Households
19,935
Median age
40.8

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 92103?

Of the 34,836 people the ACS estimates in 92103, 8.4% are under 18 and 19.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (65.0%), then Hispanic or Latino (19.0%).

  • Under 188.4%
  • 18 to 6471.8%
  • 65 and older19.9%
Age of the people of 92103 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic65.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino19.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic7.7%
  • Other or two or more6.0%
  • Black, not Hispanic2.3%
Race and Hispanic origin in 92103 (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 92103 earn?

Median household income is $102,626 (ACS 2020-2024), the 53rd highest of the 85 ranked ZIP codes in San Diego County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($96,589 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$102,626
Income per person
$85,261
Below the poverty line
9.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
4.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
65.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$138,58219,960 returns; wages 62% 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 92103?

FHFA's house price index for 92103, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 77% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 48% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +3.4% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$1,061,200
Median gross rent
$2,138
Homes owned by their occupants
35.2%
Housing units
21,746
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Index = 100 in 1978, the first year FHFA reports for 92103; 2025: 1704.8. 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 92103?

1,846 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 129 more than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance437
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services401
  • Accommodation and food services205
  • Other services (except public administration)168
  • Real estate and rental and leasing161
  • Retail trade119

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 92103?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 92103, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
92101San Diego51,805$92k2.1 mi
92110San Diego30,902$111k2.3 mi
92108San Diego26,790$104k2.3 mi
92104San Diego47,410$94k2.3 mi
92116San Diego31,843$98k2.8 mi
92140San Diego2,038–1.8 mi (near)
92134San Diego290–2.0 mi (near)
92132San Diego0–2.4 mi (near)

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