92179
ZIP 92179 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
- Metro area
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Population
- 3,150
- Coordinates
- 32.5839, -116.9335
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Where 92179 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.
- 🔢 Type 92179 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLIZG — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 92179 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10110100000010011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 92178 (Coronado, CA, 16 mi away) and 92182 (San Diego, CA, 16 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 92179 becomes 97129 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hillsboro, OR, 951 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12979, 12997, 17929, 27199, 27919, 71929, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99721 in Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, 2,816 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
- 🎯1,136 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 92179 and you would come out at 32.58°S, 63.07°E — 924 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
- 📏 At 0.250 square miles of land, 92179 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 121 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,150This ZIP3,150 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 42.3This ZIP42.3California37.9US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2.7%This ZIP2.7% |
| Population density | 12,600.0 / sq miThis ZIP12,600.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 92179
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
92154 | San Diego, CA | 2.0 mi |
91915 | Chula Vista, CA | 2.9 mi |
91913 | Chula Vista, CA | 4.1 mi |
91914 | Chula Vista, CA | 5.8 mi |
91911 | Chula Vista, CA | 7.0 mi |
92173 | San Ysidro, CA | 7.1 mi |
91902 | Bonita, CA | 7.5 mi |
91908 | Bonita, CA | 7.6 mi |
91978 | Spring Valley, CA | 7.9 mi |
91910 | Chula Vista, CA | 8.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 92179?
92179 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 32.5839, -116.9335.
What county is 92179 in?
92179 lies in San Diego County.
What area code is 92179?
San Diego uses area codes 619 and 858, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 92179 in?
92179 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 92179?
About 3,150 people live in ZIP code 92179, at 12,600.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 92179?
The closest are 92154 (2 mi), 91915 (2.9 mi), 91913 (4.1 mi), 91914 (5.8 mi) and 91911 (7 mi).
Is 92179 a PO Box ZIP code?
92179 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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