Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min5:40 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min6:47 am – 4:45 pm
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People48,683 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.216,426 householdsMedian household income $148,673Median home value $1,033,100Median rent $2,301 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,822 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 23,010 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, professional and business services 21%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 25 minutes65% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 24% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages54% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 75%, Spanish 10%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Tagalog 3%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 83°F, lows 64°FColdest month December: highs 66°F, lows 44°F14 in of rain a yearwettest month FebruarySnow is rare21 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rancho Bernardo station, 5 mi away; snow from Poway Valley
Nearby landmarksTwin Peakspeak · 1.7 miIron Mountainpeak · 3.5 miLake Poway Park Trailheadpark · 1.5 miBlue Sky Ecological Reserve Trailheadpark · 2.3 miLake Powaylake · 1.6 miTwin Peaks Trailheadtrailhead · 2.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCleveland National Forestnational forest · 1.5 mi · 426,468 acresRattlesnake Canyon Open Spacerecreation area · under a mile · 95 acresKent Hill Open Spacerecreation area · under a mile · 51 acresBlue Sky Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 615 acresMeadowbrook Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 152 acresSan Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Parkstate historic site · 7.2 mi · 70 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes893 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197068 of magnitude 4+, 7 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.5 on 13 Jul 198650 mi away, The 1986 Oceanside, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 202636 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 subscription87% 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 waterCity of Powayserves 49,888 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,061 ft323 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPomerado Hospital2.6 miPost officePoway Post Office2.3 miTown hallPoway City Hall2.7 miPoliceSan Diego County Sheriff's Office Poway Station2.8 miFire stationPoway Fire Department Station 22.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryTierra Bonita Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleTwin Peaks Middle School1.0 miHighPoway High School1.2 miCollegeAlliant International University - San Diego Campus7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcClellan-Palomar Airport CLD18 miMajor airportSan Diego International Airport SAN20 miInterstateI-154.0 miUS highwayUS 39532 miAmtrakSolana Beach, CA SOL15 miLight railSantee Town Center StationSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)10 miCoachEscondidoLimousine Express10 miTransit6 stops within a mileSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 92064 ZIP area.
