Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:41 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min6:47 am – 4:46 pm
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People45,411 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.719,927 householdsMedian household income $105,177Median home value $1,046,300Median rent $2,731 a month34% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,475 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 24,762 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, professional and business services 28%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 20 minutes57% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 6% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 25% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages75% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 41% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 60%, Chinese 9%, Spanish 8%, other Indo-European languages 6%11% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 82°F, lows 65°FColdest month December: highs 67°F, lows 46°F11 in of rain a year, on about 23 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare20 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, San Diego Miramar Nas station, 5 mi away; snow from North Island Nas
Nearby landmarksUniversity of California San Diegocollege · 2.3 miUniversity of California San Diego Extensioncollege · 2.6 miLa Jolla Shores Beachbeach · 2.6 miSoledad Mountainpeak · 2.7 miTorrey Pines City Beachbeach · 2.8 miStony Pointcape · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMiramar National Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.4 mi · 322 acresRose Canyon Open Spacerecreation area · under a mile · 288 acresStandley Middle Schoolpark · under a mileUCSD Open Space Parkstate recreation area · 2.2 mi · 137 acresScripps Coastal Reservestate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 68 acresTorrey Pines State Reservestate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 1,442 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes467 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197035 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.5 on 13 Jul 198639 mi away, The 1986 Oceanside, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 202650 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 subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of San Diegoserves 1,385,379 people from surface waterNo 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
Local servicesHospitalRebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center1.7 miPost officeUniversity City Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDel Mar City Hall7.5 miPoliceSan Diego Police Department - Northern Division1.4 miFire stationSan Diego Fire Rescue Department Station 50under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 2 otherMiddleStandley Middle Schoolunder a mileHighUniversity City High Schoolunder a mileElementaryMarie Curie Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of California San Diego2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Diego International Airport SAN8.6 miInterstateI-51.2 miUS highwayUS 39540 miAmtrakOld Town Transportation Center OLT7.0 miLight railUTC StationSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)under a mileCoachLa Jolla - UC San DiegoFlixBus1.9 miTransit47 stops within a mileSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), North County Transit District (NCTD)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 92122 ZIP area.
