Town guide

Hidden Meadows, California

Hidden Meadows is a community in San Diego County, California, home to about 3,524 people across 6.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 92026.

Homes sold for a median of $468 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population3,524535 per sq mi
Median home value$851,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$468Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Hidden Meadows

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Hidden Meadows

Distances

Nearest major airportSan Diego International Airport (SAN)30 miles away
Closer regional airportMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+San Diego, CA23 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Hidden Meadows; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Hidden Meadows

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Hidden Meadows had 4,484 residents in the 2020 census, up 29% since 2000.

It’s the 742nd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

San Diego County grew from 35,090 residents in 1900 to 3,298,634 in 2020.

Hidden Meadows population by census2000: 3,463, 2010: 3,485, 2020: 4,4843,46320003,48520104,4842020

San Diego County, 1900–2020

San Diego County population, 1900 to 20201900: 35,090, 1910: 61,665, 1920: 112,248, 1930: 209,659, 1940: 289,348, 1950: 556,808, 1960: 1,033,011, 1970: 1,357,854, 1980: 1,861,846, 1990: 2,498,016, 2000: 2,813,833, 2010: 3,095,313, 2020: 3,298,63435K’00’10112K’20’30289K’40’501.0M’60’701.9M’80’902.8M’00’103.3M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 44°F. About 14.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Hidden MeadowsJan: high 69°F, low 45°F, 3.2 in; Feb: high 69°F, low 46°F, 3.6 in; Mar: high 71°F, low 49°F, 2.2 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 52°F, 1 in; May: high 77°F, low 56°F, 0.4 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 60°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 64°F, 0.1 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 65°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 63°F, 0.2 in; Oct: high 81°F, low 57°F, 0.6 in; Nov: high 75°F, low 49°F, 1.1 in; Dec: high 68°F, low 44°F, 2.1 in69°45°Jan3.269°46°Feb3.671°49°Mar2.274°52°Apr1.077°56°May0.482°60°Jun0.187°64°Jul0.189°65°Aug0.187°63°Sep0.281°57°Oct0.675°49°Nov1.168°44°Dec2.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Escondido #2, CA weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in San Diego County

1,391,721 jobs at 93,407 businesses in San Diego County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in San Diego CountyHealth care and social assistance: 221,111 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 183,896 jobs; Professional services: 178,885 jobs; Retail trade: 147,017 jobs; Manufacturing: 102,762 jobs; Construction: 91,254 jobs; Administrative and support: 82,870 jobs; Finance and insurance: 58,373 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 13% Professional services 13% Retail trade 11% Manufacturing 7% Construction 7% Administrative and support 6% Finance and insurance 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

226 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hidden Meadows.

Nearest hospitals

  • Palomar Health Downtown CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Escondido2.7 miles
  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · San Marcos4.6 miles
  • Tri-City Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Oceanside11.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors11
Specialist doctors3
Dentists15
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants19
Mental health providers154
Physical and occupational therapists14
Optometrists2
Chiropractors8
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Hidden Meadows

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Jesmond Dene Park · 48 acres0.5 mi
  • Rod McLeod Park · 15 acres0.9 mi
  • Helen Bougher Memorial Park · 2 acres1.9 mi
  • El Norte Park · 1 acres1.8 mi
  • Ronald T. Kennedy Park · 1 acres1.9 mi
  • Conway Hawk Nest1.1 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Vons1.0 mi
  • Vons1.2 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.3 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.8 mi

Libraries

  • Libreria Cristiana2.7 mi
  • Libreria Cristiana Emanuel2.8 mi
  • Christian Science Reading Room2.8 mi
  • Escondido Public Library2.9 mi
  • Pioneer Room3.0 mi

Museums

  • San Diego Children's Discovery Museum2.6 mi
  • Escondido Museum2.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Center for the Performing Arts, Escondido1.4 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Hidden Meadows

Public schools here are run by Community Montessori District, Dimensions Collaborative District, Escondido Union and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Community MontessoriEscondidoK–8795Charter2.3 mi
Dimensions CollaborativeEscondidoK–12568Charter2.3 mi
Farr Avenue ElementaryEscondidoK–5513Public1.9 mi
Lincoln ElementaryEscondidoK–5547Public1.9 mi
North Broadway ElementaryEscondidoK–5517Public0.3 mi
Reidy Creek ElementaryEscondidoK–5626Public0.9 mi
Rock Springs ElementaryEscondidoK–5498Public1.6 mi
Mission MiddleEscondido6–8855Public2.3 mi
Rincon MiddleEscondido6–8772Public1.0 mi
Escondido HighEscondido9–121,656Public1.1 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Escondido Adventist AcademyEscondidoK–12143Seventh-day Adventist1.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Escondido.

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