Oldest ZIP codes in San Diego County, CA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in San Diego County with the highest median age, out of 98 with at least 1,000 residents. 92004 (Borrego Springs, 61.9), 92086 (Warner Springs, 60.8) and 92061 (Pauma Valley, 58.4) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in San Diego County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in San Diego County

RankZIPMailing cityMedian ageResidentsHouseholdsResidential mailboxes
192004Borrego Springs61.9 ±6.23,0071,654224
292086Warner Springs60.8 ±2.61,406635598
392061Pauma Valley58.4 ±10.41,543681517
492036Julian53.9 ±10.73,2181,412586
592014Del Mar52.5 ±2.413,1055,6286,421
691905Boulevard50.9 ±11.41,683561437
791962Pine Valley50.8 ±20.82,5741,08156
892075Solana Beach50.2 ±4.311,9445,3265,804
991935Jamul48.4 ±9.99,1142,9502,994
1092067Rancho Santa Fe46.5 ±8.77,9382,835—
1191906Campo46.4 ±7.23,3251,1761,281
1291902Bonita45.6 ±3.417,6986,1276,162
1392672San Clemente44.6 ±3.036,93915,23917,281
1492128San Diego44.4 ±1.448,99220,28121,669
1591934Jacumba44.4 ±39.01,20037438
1692003Bonsall44.0 ±6.15,0611,7512,029
1792024Encinitas43.8 ±1.050,61719,71621,392
1892037La Jolla43.7 ±1.840,71716,90918,953
1992009Carlsbad43.6 ±1.544,73916,18316,735
2092131San Diego43.6 ±1.635,50312,98213,249
2192011Carlsbad43.3 ±2.323,1909,09410,209
2291916Descanso43.3 ±15.91,710605590
2392029Escondido43.2 ±2.720,7267,8548,014
2492119San Diego42.6 ±1.624,4569,4859,793
2591978Spring Valley42.5 ±4.010,0143,2363,506

How we ranked them

Ranked by median age of all residents, highest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 98 of 116 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Older ZIP codes respond to health care, hearing and vision, Medicare plans, home safety, estate planning and services that come to the door.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 10,010 households, on 20 carrier routes with 8,346 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in San Diego County has the highest median age?
92004 (Borrego Springs), at 61.9 (±6.2), among 98 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?
Ranked by median age of all residents, highest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?
ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.