Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min5:40 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min6:47 am – 4:46 pm
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People52,965 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.618,616 householdsMedian household income $156,321Median home value $1,109,600Median rent $2,761 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,767 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 27,250 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, professional and business services 22%, manufacturing 16%Average commute 24 minutes64% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 26% 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, 31% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 63%, Chinese 7%, other Indo-European languages 6%, Spanish 6%14% 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 landmarksNighthawk Trailheadtrailhead · under a mileBlack Mountain Trailheadtrailhead · under a mileBlack Mountainpeak · 1.4 miSan Diego Miramar Collegecollege · 3.7 miTwin Peakspeak · 5.1 miLake Miramarlake · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRancho Penasquitos Open Spacerecreation area · under a mile · 85 acresBlack Mountain Open Space Parkrecreation area · under a mile · 2,374 acresDel Mar Mesa -- Lopez Ridge Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 84 acresMeadowbrook Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 152 acresCleveland National Forestnational forest · 5.5 mi · 426,468 acresElliott Chaparral Reservestate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 183 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes596 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197041 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.5 on 13 Jul 198643 mi away, The 1986 Oceanside, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 19 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 home99% of households have a broadband subscription90% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% 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
Elevation550 ft168 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalScripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo3.3 miPost officeRancho Penasquitos Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPoway City Hall4.9 miPoliceSan Diego Police Department - Northeastern Divisionunder a mileFire stationSan Diego Fire Rescue Department Station 40under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools7 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 1 otherElementarySunset Hills Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighMount Carmel High Schoolunder a mileMiddleBlack Mountain Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeSan Diego Miramar College3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcClellan-Palomar Airport CLD15 miMajor airportSan Diego International Airport SAN16 miInterstateI-151.7 miUS highwayUS 39532 miAmtrakSolana Beach, CA SOL8.6 miRailSorrento Valley StationNorth County Transit District (NCTD)7.1 miCoachLa Jolla - UC San DiegoFlixBus8.0 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 92129 ZIP area.
