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92081

ZIP 92081 is in Vista, California, in San Diego County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time. Vista has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 92083, 92084 and 92085.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Diego
Population
29,002
Coordinates
33.1645, -117.2405
☼ Live from 92081 — Vista, CA

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Where 92081 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 92081
  • 🔢 Type 92081 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBOZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,081 = 11 × 11 × 761. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110011110110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92079 (San Marcos, CA, 5 mi away) and 92082 (Valley Center, CA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92081 becomes 18029, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01982, 02189, 02891, 02918, 08219, 09128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09812 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,767 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,131 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92081 and you would come out at 33.16°S, 62.76°E — 955 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 8.9 square miles of land, 92081 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,002This ZIP29,002
Households10,939This ZIP10,939
Housing units11,267This ZIP11,267
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$105,379This ZIP$105,379California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$838,600This ZIP$838,600California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,454This ZIP$2,454California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%This ZIP42.3%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density3,247.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,247.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,174This ZIP1,174
Employees22,411This ZIP22,411
Annual payroll$1,562,773,000This ZIP$1,562,773,000
Tax returns filed14,250This ZIP14,250
Total adjusted gross income$1,364,715,000This ZIP$1,364,715,000

Land area

Land area8.93 sq miThis ZIP8.93 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 92081

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ZIP codes near 92081

ZIPCityDistance
92083 Vista, CA 2.4 mi
92010 Carlsbad, CA 2.4 mi
92085 Vista, CA 2.5 mi
92056 Oceanside, CA 4.1 mi
92008 Carlsbad, CA 4.5 mi
92079 San Marcos, CA 4.5 mi
92078 San Marcos, CA 4.8 mi
92009 Carlsbad, CA 4.8 mi
92069 San Marcos, CA 4.9 mi
92084 Vista, CA 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92081?

92081 is in Vista, California, in San Diego County, part of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1645, -117.2405.

What county is 92081 in?

92081 lies in San Diego County.

What area code is 92081?

Vista uses area codes 760 and 442, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 92081 in?

92081 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92081?

About 29,002 people live in ZIP code 92081, in 10,939 households, at 3,247.7 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 92081?

$105,379 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92081?

The closest are 92083 (2.4 mi), 92010 (2.4 mi), 92085 (2.5 mi), 92056 (4.1 mi) and 92008 (4.5 mi).

Is 92081 a PO Box ZIP code?

92081 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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