| City: | Escondido, California |
| County: | San Diego County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:39:09 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 442 / 760 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.1195, -117.0856 |
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ZIP Code 92046 serves the Central Escondido business district in San Diego County, California. This PO Box-classified ZIP doesn't have residential population within its boundary. Instead, it functions as a mail access point for downtown Escondido's commercial core. The post office maintains 647 PO Boxes and provides delivery to 400 business locations, primarily concentrated along W Mission Ave. Most Escondido residents receive street delivery from neighboring ZIP codes like 92025, 92026, and 92027.
The facility operates within the larger Escondido community, where businesses and individuals who prefer PO Box service can access mail independently from residential delivery zones. With 7 business establishments employing 59 people within the ZIP's immediate footprint, this represents a compact commercial service point. The post office sits in Central Escondido, near neighborhoods like Vineyard and Country Club. For businesses operating in downtown Escondido, PO Box 92046 provides a professional mailing address separate from street delivery routes.
Single street W Mission Ave with UNIT designators indicates multi-tenant commercial buildings.
ZIP Code 92046 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 35 people with an annual payroll of $1,694,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 7,274Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $456,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,694,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 35Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 92046 is located in San Diego County, California, within the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 41740) and California's 48th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 3,095,313 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 92046. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 41740Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 3,095,313Source: Census |
| MSA: | San Diego, CA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 48Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 145.47 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0622804Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Escondido city; CaliforniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 92046 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.