Carmel Valley San Diego, California

Tucked into the northwestern corner of San Diego, California, Carmel Valley is an affluent suburban planned community, one of the newest in the region. Formed on February 1, 1975, by the City of San Diego, its name is derived from the Carmelite Sisters of Mercy, who ran a dairy farm as well as a monastery in the area in 1905. In 1974, the area was given an institutional name in its master plan (“North City West”), but the traditional name Carmel Valley was later readopted in the early 1990s.

Caramel Valley is bordered to the south by Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve and Torrey Hills and to the north by Del Mar and Rancho Santa Fe. The city’s western border ends at Interstate 5 and Torrey Pines, and its eastern with Pacific Highlands Ranch and Del Mar Mesa. The city is close to the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, where you will find one of two species of the endangered Torrey Pine.

The San Diego County Assessor’s Office estimates that in 2006, there were 42,047 people living in the neighborhood. The total population by census count was 48,940  in 2016, with a 5-year estimate of 51,757—in other words, the city is growing! The crime rate in Carmel Valley is very low, and the population of homeless individuals within the community is also very small.

Carmel Valley has consistently been ranked among the best places you can live in San Diego. One of the reasons is the strategic location of this 92130 zip code—its proximity to downtown provides residents easy access to the amenities and fun activities that San Diego has to offer. A short drive takes you to wonderful outdoor shopping options, local restaurants, community events and attractions, along was vast expanses of outdoor space.