Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:38 am – 7:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min6:44 am – 4:44 pm
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People494 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.2242 householdsMedian household income $63,75081% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,743 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate42% of adults are in the labour force, 184 employedMain industries: construction 43%, education and health care 29%, transport, warehousing and utilities 18%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher74% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 66%, Spanish 34%22% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month February: highs 50°F, lows 34°F18 in of rain a yearwettest month February20 in of snow a year, on about 8 days4 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Laguna #3 station, 10 mi away; snow from Cuyamaca
Nearby landmarksGuatay Mountainpeak · under a milePINE CREEK TRAILHEADtrailhead · 2.3 miBEAR VALLEY TRAILHEADtrailhead · 3.2 miDexter Peakpeak · 2.6 miGreen Valley Fallswaterfall · 4.3 miCarl Springspring · 3.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGuatay Mtn Purchase Unitnational forest · under a mile · 502 acresCuyamaca Rancho State Parkstate park · 3.2 mi · 24,676 acresPine Valley Parkpark · 2.9 miAnza-Borrego Desert State Parkstate park · 7.3 mi · 610 acresBoulder Creek Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 11.3 miSycuan Peak Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 13.4 mi · 2,725 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,551 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970151 of magnitude 4+, 11 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.6 on 24 Nov 198744 mi away, The 1987 Superstition Hills, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 25 Aug 202641 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 home83% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGuatay Mutual Benefit Corporationserves 100 people from ground water20 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level24 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,359 ft1,329 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeDescanso Post Office2.3 miPoliceSan Diego County Sheriff's Office Pine Valley Substation2.9 miFire stationSan Diego County Fire Protection District Station 45 - Descanso2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Diego International Airport SAN36 miInterstateI-81.2 miAmtrakSanta Fe Depot SAN35 miCoachBoulevard Live Oaks Trail & Old HwyGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 91931 ZIP area.
