Local servicesHospitalSharp Grossmont Hospital7.2 miPost officeSpring Valley Post Office3.3 miTown hallLemon Grove City Hall6.5 miPoliceSan Diego County Sheriff's Office Rancho San Diego3.0 miFire stationSan Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District Station 153.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Diego International Airport SAN15 miInterstateI-86.4 miAmtrakSanta Fe Depot SAN14 miLight railSpring Street StationSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)6.4 miCoachEl Cajon Transit CenterGreyhound6.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 91978 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 91978 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:40 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:45 am – 4:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,014 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.53,236 householdsMedian household income $113,170Median home value $637,200Median rent $2,327 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,801 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 4,822 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, retail 17%, construction 12%Average commute 27 minutes80% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 59%, Spanish 28%, other Asian or Pacific languages 4%, Arabic 4%16% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 89°F, lows 65°FColdest month December: highs 69°F, lows 42°F12 in of rain a year, on about 23 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare57 days above 90°F, 3 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, El Cajon station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksSan Miguel Mountainpeak · under a mileCuyamaca Collegecollege · 3.1 miMother Miguel Mountainpeak · 2.1 miSweetwater River Trailtrailhead · 2.3 miPar 4 Trailtrailhead · 2.8 miUpper Otay Lakelake · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSan Diego National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 12,453 acresRancho Jamul Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 5,851 acresSweetwater Reservoirrecreation area · 2.3 mi · 1,773 acresMontevalle Parkpark · 2.9 miMcGinty Mountain Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 200 acresOtay Mountain Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 1,038 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes392 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197032 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 14 Apr 202530 mi away, near Julian, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 9 Dec 202548 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterOtay Water Districtserves 238,008 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,161 ft659 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
