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92116

ZIP 92116 is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County; area codes 619 and 858; Pacific time. San Diego has 76 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
San Diego
Population
31,843
Coordinates
32.7648, -117.1231
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Where 92116 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 92116
  • 🔢 Type 92116 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIIZG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 92,116 = 2 × 2 × 23029. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110011111010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92115 (San Diego, CA, 3 mi away) and 92117 (San Diego, CA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 92116 becomes 61129, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11692, 11962, 12169, 12196, 12916, 12961, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11962 in Sagaponack, NY, 2,515 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 90%.
  • 🎯1,139 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92116 and you would come out at 32.76°S, 62.88°E — 932 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 3.4 square miles of land, 92116 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,843This ZIP31,843
Households17,022This ZIP17,022
Housing units18,081This ZIP18,081
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7California37.9US 38.9
Median household income$98,154This ZIP$98,154California$99,122US $80,734
Median home value$940,700This ZIP$940,700California$734,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,942This ZIP$1,942California$2,036US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.2%This ZIP59.2%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density9,421.0 / sq miThis ZIP9,421.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments691This ZIP691
Employees4,036This ZIP4,036
Annual payroll$181,521,000This ZIP$181,521,000
Tax returns filed18,110This ZIP18,110
Total adjusted gross income$1,773,574,000This ZIP$1,773,574,000

Land area

Land area3.38 sq miThis ZIP3.38 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 92116

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

ZIP codes near 92116

ZIPCityDistance
92108 San Diego, CA 1.3 mi
92104 San Diego, CA 1.6 mi
92105 San Diego, CA 2.6 mi
92103 San Diego, CA 2.8 mi
92182 San Diego, CA 2.9 mi
92115 San Diego, CA 3.0 mi
92134 San Diego, CA 3.0 mi
92123 San Diego, CA 3.2 mi
92102 San Diego, CA 3.4 mi
92120 San Diego, CA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 92116?

92116 is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County, part of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7648, -117.1231.

What county is 92116 in?

92116 lies in San Diego County.

What area code is 92116?

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

What time zone is 92116 in?

92116 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 92116?

About 31,843 people live in ZIP code 92116, in 17,022 households, at 9,421.0 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 92116?

$98,154 a year, against $99,122 across California.

What ZIP codes are near 92116?

The closest are 92108 (1.3 mi), 92104 (1.6 mi), 92105 (2.6 mi), 92103 (2.8 mi) and 92182 (2.9 mi).

Is 92116 a PO Box ZIP code?

92116 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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