Census Data for Descanso

As far as we can tell, Descanso has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Descanso, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• El Cajon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cajon
  • El Cajon is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Cajon <1>
• Santee
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
  • Santee is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <1>
• La Mesa
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mesa
  • La Mesa is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Mesa <1>
• Lemon Grove
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Grove
  • Lemon Grove is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Grove <1>
• Poway
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
  • Poway is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <1>
• National City
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
  • National City is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <1>

San Diego County ...

Descanso is located in San Diego County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for San Diego County.

Miscellaneous Information for Descanso ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either San Diego County or the community of Descanso:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Descanso:
  • GNIS ID for Descanso: 241422
  • GNIS ID for San Diego County: 277301
  • GNIS ID for State of California: 1779778

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 06 (California)
  • County Code: 073 (San Diego County)
  • Place Code: 18940 (Descanso)
  • State & County Code: 06/073 (California / San Diego County)
  • State & Place Code: 06/18940 (California / Descanso)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Descanso is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #9 (the Pacific Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Descanso, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Descanso. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Descanso:91916<3>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Descanso.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Descanso. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)