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Santee ZIP codes, California

Santee, CA has 2 ZIP codes (92071 and 92072) and area codes 619 and 858. The largest is 92071.

USPS city name
2 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
4 more
Population
59,332
Area codes
619, 858

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Santee itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, San Diego (3.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Santee uses the ZIP codes above. 4 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Santee in numbers

About 59,332 people live in Santee, in 21,196 households. The median household income is $113,394 a year, 14% above the California median of $99,122 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $727,200 (about the same as the California median), and median gross rent is $2,250 a month. The median age is 40.3; 35.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.1% across California); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population59,332Santee59,332
Households21,196Santee21,196
Median age40.3Santee40.3California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$113,394Santee$113,394California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$727,200Santee$727,200California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,250Santee$2,250California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%Santee35.0%California37.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.7 minSantee26.7 minCalifornia28.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,588 / sq miSantee3,588 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Santee city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Santee

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Santee
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
92071 Santee , CA Standard 59,590 $113,618 $728,900
92072 Santee , CA No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Santee

These ZIP codes cover part of Santee but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Santee
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
92020 El Cajon , CA Standard 57,842 $76,032 $813,100
92021 El Cajon , CA Standard 70,501 $74,013 $611,900
92040 Lakeside , CA Standard 46,216 $107,937 $723,200
92064 Poway , CA Standard 48,683 $148,673 $1,033,100

Map of Santee ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Santee, CA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Santee

The nearest larger towns are El Cajon (104,449 people, 4.0 mi), La Mesa (60,797 people, 6.3 mi) and San Diego (1,389,526 people, 9.1 mi).

Towns near Santee
TownPopulationDistance
Eucalyptus Hills 5,840 3.2 mi
Bostonia 16,765 3.6 mi
Winter Gardens 22,131 3.7 mi
El Cajon 104,449 4.0 mi
Lakeside 22,447 4.8 mi
Granite Hills 3,795 5.9 mi
La Mesa 60,797 6.3 mi
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix 19,765 6.4 mi
Rancho San Diego 21,272 7.5 mi
Crest 2,775 7.9 mi
Spring Valley 31,969 8.7 mi
Harbison Canyon 4,328 8.8 mi
Lemon Grove 27,686 8.9 mi
San Diego 1,389,526 9.1 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in San Diego County · California ZIP codes

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