Local servicesHospitalScripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas4.6 miPost officeLa Costa Carlsbad Post Office1.5 miTown hallEncinitas City Hall4.3 miPoliceCarlsbad Police Department3.1 miFire stationCarlsbad Fire Department Station 61.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryLa Costa Meadows Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryLa Costa Heights Elementary School1.1 miElementaryEl Camino Creek Elementary School1.6 miCollegeGemological Institute of America4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcClellan-Palomar Airport CLD3.0 miMajor airportSan Diego International Airport SAN25 miInterstateI-53.1 miUS highwayUS 39524 miAmtrakSolana Beach, CA SOL7.2 miRailEncinitas StationNorth County Transit District (NCTD)4.3 miCoachSolana Beach Amtrak StationAmtrak Chartered Vehicle7.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 92009 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 92009 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min5:40 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min6:48 am – 4:46 pm
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People44,739 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.616,183 householdsMedian household income $164,182Median home value $1,368,100Median rent $3,007 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $9,345 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 20,756 employedMain industries: professional and business services 24%, education and health care 19%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 27 minutes60% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 34% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages66% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 29% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 8%, other Indo-European languages 4%, Chinese 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 76°F, lows 65°FColdest month February: highs 64°F, lows 49°F11 in of rain a year, on about 21 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare3 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carlsbad Palomar Ap station, 3 mi away; snow from Escondido #2
Parks and public landsLa Costa Canyon Parkpark · under a mileLa Costa Canyon Open Spacerecreation area · under a mileBatiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 410 acresSouth Carlsbad State Beachstate park · 4.3 mi · 80 acresCleveland National Forestnational forest · 4.9 mi · 426,468 acresSan Elijo State Beachstate park · 5.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes623 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197043 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.5 on 13 Jul 198637 mi away, The 1986 Oceanside, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Sep 202649 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighSan Diego County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Very HighRiver flooding Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality18% of days had good air in 202564 of 365 days measured268 moderate, 26 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 7 unhealthy daysMedian index 67, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, San Diego County monitors, CA
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCarlsbad Mwdserves 95,158 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation341 ft104 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
