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ZIP Code92055

Camp Pendleton, CA

San Diego County · California · United States
Home to 11,181 people across 129.892 square miles.

Pacific182 ZIPs in county

At a glance

92055 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
11k
±1,045 · 73th pctile nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
21.2
US median 42 years
Population density
86/mi²
52th pctile most dense
Land area
129.892 mi²
plus 0.045 mi² water

Location

Where 92055 is

33.411196, -117.433259 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates33.411196, -117.433259
Time zoneAmerica/Los_Angeles
CountySan Diego County
StateCalifornia (CA)
Land area129.892 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Los_Angeles

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

San Diego, CA50.6 mi
Los Angeles, CA64.3 mi
Phoenix, AZ309.0 mi
San Francisco, CA411.4 mi

People

Who lives in 92055

11,181 residents in 0 households, averaging None people per household. The largest age group is 18-24 at 89.7% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-2489.7%
25-3410.2%
35-440.1%
45-540.0%
55-640.0%
65+0.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households0
Average household sizeNone
Family householdsNone%
Living aloneNone%
Median age21.2 years

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White56.5%
Black9.5%
Asian5.3%
Native American2.3%
Pacific Islander0.6%
Other14.8%
Two or more11.0%
Hispanic / Latino32.3%

Income & work

What people earn in 92055

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$31,953
Poverty rateNone%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation99.3%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 10.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 92055

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built
Housing units0
Vacancy rateNone%

Own vs. rent

Of 0 occupied units

Owner-occupiedNone%
Renter-occupiedNone%
Owner households0
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Getting to work

How 92055 commutes

70.3% of workers walked, and the average one-way trip takes 11.0 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone6.5%
Carpooled18.4%
Public transit0.8%
Walked70.3%
Bike0.4%
Worked from home2.8%

Travel time

Mean commute 11.0 minutes

<10 min54.3%
10-1940.3%
20-292.8%
30-440.4%
45-590.9%
60+1.3%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 92055

ZIP code 92055 is assigned to Camp Pendleton, CA, and falls within San Diego County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 11,181 people live inside it.

At 86 residents per square mile spread over 129.892 square miles, 92055 reads as a rural area. It is a mid-sized postal code by population, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Camp Pendleton looks like

The population skews notably young, with a median age of 21.2 against 42 nationally.

Getting to work takes 11.0 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is walked at 70.3% of workers, while 70.3% walk. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Camp Pendleton, CA

92055 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, San Diego, CA is about 50.6 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 92055 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 92055 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 92055 offers a compact profile of Camp Pendleton: 11,181 residents, 10.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 92055 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Camp Pendleton may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

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Questions

Common questions about 92055

What city is ZIP code 92055 in?
92055 serves Camp Pendleton, California, in San Diego County, United States.
What is the population of 92055?
About 11,181 people live in ZIP code 92055, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±1,045. That works out to roughly 86 people per square mile.
Is 92055 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 10.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 21.2. The average commute is 11.0 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 92055 in?
92055 observes Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 92055?
ZIP code 92055 covers 129.892 square miles of land plus 0.045 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 92055 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 92055 reads as a rural area. It holds 86 people per square mile across 129.892 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 92055?
The average one-way commute from 92055 takes about 11.0 minutes. The most common way to travel is walked, used by 70.3% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 92055?
About 242 residents of 92055 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 99.3% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 92055?
Accommodation in and around Camp Pendleton, CA ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 92055 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Camp Pendleton as the primary place and San Diego County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 92055 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92055. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 92055, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.