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92082

ZIP 92082 is Valley Center, California, in San Diego County; area codes 760 and 442; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Diego
Population
21,727
Coordinates
33.2518, -117.0028
☼ Live from 92082 — Valley Center, CA

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Where 92082 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 92082
  • 🔢 Type 92082 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBOZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,082 = 2 × 3 × 103 × 149. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110011110110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92081 (Vista, CA, 15 mi away) and 92083 (Vista, CA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92082 becomes 28029, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02298, 02829, 02892, 09228, 09822, 20289, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09822 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,027 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,116 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92082 and you would come out at 33.25°S, 63.00°E — 966 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 125.7 square miles of land, 92082 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,727This ZIP21,727
Households6,771This ZIP6,771
Housing units7,289This ZIP7,289
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$126,544This ZIP$126,544California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$833,600This ZIP$833,600California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,815This ZIP$1,815California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%This ZIP33.6%
Mean commute37.0 minThis ZIP37.0 min
Population density172.8 / sq miThis ZIP172.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments453This ZIP453
Employees4,729This ZIP4,729
Annual payroll$266,584,000This ZIP$266,584,000
Tax returns filed10,620This ZIP10,620
Total adjusted gross income$1,033,363,000This ZIP$1,033,363,000

Land area

Land area125.73 sq miThis ZIP125.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 92082

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 92082

ZIPCityDistance
92061 Pauma Valley, CA 5.4 mi
92026 Escondido, CA 7.6 mi
92027 Escondido, CA 8.4 mi
92059 Pala, CA 9.5 mi
92030 Escondido, CA 10.4 mi
92033 Escondido, CA 10.4 mi
92046 Escondido, CA 10.4 mi
92069 San Marcos, CA 10.4 mi
92060 Palomar Mountain, CA 10.5 mi
92003 Bonsall, CA 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92082?

92082 is in Valley Center, California, in San Diego County, part of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2518, -117.0028.

What county is 92082 in?

92082 lies in San Diego County.

What area code is 92082?

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

What time zone is 92082 in?

92082 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92082?

About 21,727 people live in ZIP code 92082, in 6,771 households, at 172.8 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 92082?

$126,544 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92082?

The closest are 92061 (5.4 mi), 92026 (7.6 mi), 92027 (8.4 mi), 92059 (9.5 mi) and 92030 (10.4 mi).

Is 92082 a PO Box ZIP code?

92082 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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