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91916

ZIP 91916 is Descanso, California, in San Diego County; area codes 619 and 858; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Diego
Population
1,710
Coordinates
32.9110, -116.6320
☼ Live from 91916 — Descanso, CA

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Where 91916 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 91916
  • 🔢 Type 91916 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIGIG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 91,916 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 2089. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110011100001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 91915 (Chula Vista, CA, 27 mi away) and 91917 (Dulzura, CA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 91916 becomes 61919 — and that is a real ZIP code: Camargo, IL, 1,647 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11969, 19196, 19961, 61919, 96119, 96911, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96911 in Tamuning, GU, 6,201 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,109 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 91916 and you would come out at 32.91°S, 63.37°E — 952 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 61.9 square miles of land, 91916 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,710This ZIP1,710
Households605This ZIP605
Housing units672This ZIP672
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$103,438This ZIP$103,438California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$676,800This ZIP$676,800California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,000This ZIP$3,000California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density27.6 / sq miThis ZIP27.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees99This ZIP99
Annual payroll$8,642,000This ZIP$8,642,000
Tax returns filed930This ZIP930
Total adjusted gross income$85,821,000This ZIP$85,821,000

Land area

Land area61.90 sq miThis ZIP61.90 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 91916

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ZIP codes near 91916

ZIPCityDistance
91931 Guatay, CA 5.9 mi
91962 Pine Valley, CA 7.9 mi
91901 Alpine, CA 8.7 mi
91903 Alpine, CA 9.4 mi
91948 Mount Laguna, CA 9.8 mi
92065 Ramona, CA 14.5 mi
92021 El Cajon, CA 15.0 mi
92040 Lakeside, CA 15.1 mi
92019 El Cajon, CA 16.6 mi
91935 Jamul, CA 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 91916?

91916 is in Descanso, California, in San Diego County, part of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9110, -116.6320.

What county is 91916 in?

91916 lies in San Diego County.

What area code is 91916?

Descanso uses area codes 619 and 858, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 91916 in?

91916 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 91916?

About 1,710 people live in ZIP code 91916, in 605 households, at 27.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 91916?

$103,438 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 91916?

The closest are 91931 (5.9 mi), 91962 (7.9 mi), 91901 (8.7 mi), 91903 (9.4 mi) and 91948 (9.8 mi).

Is 91916 a PO Box ZIP code?

91916 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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