| City: | San Diego, California |
| County: | San Diego County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:40:34 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 619 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 32.7154, -117.1565 |
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ZIP code 92197 serves the United States Postal Service Pacific Area administrative headquarters in San Diego, California. This isn't a residential or retail location. It's a corporate campus housing 20 USPS departmental offices along Rancho Carmel Drive in the Rancho Penasquitos area.
The facility houses major USPS operational divisions including Finance, Human Resources, Distribution Networks, Pacific Area Operations, Western Sales Region, and Supply Management headquarters. Mail delivery here works through building-based routing. Each department has its own designated address within the ZIP code, with 21 delivery points served by a single City carrier route (C021).
There's no residential population. Census data shows zero housing units and zero residents within this ZIP code's boundaries. The location is contained within the larger 92129 ZIP code area, which handles surrounding residential and commercial delivery for Rancho Penasquitos and neighboring communities.
While classified as a PO Box ZIP, this location operates differently than typical PO Box-only areas. It has street delivery infrastructure specifically designed for the USPS campus. The classification dates back to before October 2004, when it was likely established to streamline mail routing for the administrative complex.
All delivery points are located on Rancho Carmel Drive, serving USPS departmental offices.
ZIP Code 92197 is designated for PO Box delivery only; business establishment and employment data are not available.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 92197 is located in San Diego County, California, within the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 41740) and California's 51st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 3,095,313 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 92197. 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: | 51Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 4791.61 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0666000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | San Diego city; CaliforniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 92197 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.