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Mount Laguna, California

Mount Laguna is a community in San Diego County, California, home to about 93 people across 1.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 91948.

Population9355 per sq mi
Median household income$55,066Census

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1 ZIP code

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Around Mount Laguna

Distances

Nearest major airportSan Diego International Airport (SAN)46 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chula Vista, CA38 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+San Diego, CA41 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Laguna; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Mount Laguna

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

Mount Laguna had 74 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2010.

It’s the 1457th 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.

Mount Laguna population by census2010: 57, 2020: 74572010742020

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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 17.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Mount LagunaJan: high 50°F, low 33°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 50°F, low 34°F, 4.8 in; Mar: high 54°F, low 36°F, 2.6 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 40°F, 0.9 in; May: high 68°F, low 46°F, 0.4 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 53°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 60°F, 0.8 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 58°F, 0.5 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 54°F, 0.5 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 45°F, 0.7 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 38°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 51°F, low 34°F, 2.3 in50°33°Jan2.750°34°Feb4.854°36°Mar2.661°40°Apr0.968°46°May0.478°53°Jun0.183°60°Jul0.882°58°Aug0.576°54°Sep0.567°45°Oct0.757°38°Nov1.451°34°Dec2.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Laguna #3, CA weather station (about a mile 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

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Laguna.

Nearest hospitals

  • Grossmont HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · La Mesa34.7 miles
  • Palomar Medical Center PowayGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Poway38.0 miles
  • Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Chula Vista39.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

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 Mount Laguna

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Desert View Picnic Area · 4 acres0.4 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

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