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 – 4:43 pm
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People2,574 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.81,081 householdsMedian household income $143,094Median home value $528,10093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,751 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting21.6% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 1,119 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, wholesale trade 18%, professional and business services 17%Average commute 28 minutes66% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 31% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 8%2% 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, 6 mi away; snow from Cuyamaca
Nearby landmarksNOBLE CANYON TRAILHEADtrailhead · under a milePINE CREEK TRAILHEADtrailhead · 1.4 miGuatay Mountainpeak · 3.2 miSheephead Mountainpeak · 3.7 miBig Laguna Lakelake · 4.1 miGranite Springs Trail Campcampground · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCuyamaca Rancho State Parkstate park · 3.3 mi · 24,676 acresGuatay Mtn Purchase Unitnational forest · 3.4 mi · 502 acresPine Valley Parkpark · 1.6 miAnza-Borrego Desert State Parkstate park · 6.0 mi · 610 acresBoulder Creek Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 12.7 miCleveland National Forestnational forest · 20.1 mi · 426,468 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,690 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970162 of magnitude 4+, 11 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.6 on 24 Nov 198740 mi away, The 1987 Superstition Hills, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 25 Aug 202638 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 home97% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL33% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPine Valley Mutual Wcserves 2,645 people from ground water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: uranium, maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,990 ft1,216 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officePine Valley Post Office1.8 miPoliceSan Diego County Sheriff's Office Pine Valley Substation1.6 miFire stationPine Valley Fire Station 441.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolJCS Pine Valley Charter School1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Diego International Airport SAN40 miInterstateI-82.1 miAmtrakSanta Fe Depot SAN39 miCoachBoulevard Live Oaks Trail & Old HwyGreyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 91962 ZIP area.
