Carmel Valley is a master planned community in the north-western corner of
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,
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, USA. The community is composed of commercial offices, residential units, hotels, and retail stores and restaurants. This is not to be confused with Carmel Valley (Carmel Valley Village), California, which is a northern California community outlying Carmel-by-the-Sea and is known for wine making.
Carmel Valley is one of the newer neighborhoods of the City of San Diego, California.
Carmel Valley is a master planned community in the north-western corner of
San DiegoSan Diego , named after Saint Didacus , is the second-largest city in California and the ninth largest city in the United States, located along the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of the United States. The US Census Bureau estimates the city's population at 1,279,329 as of 2008...
,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
, USA. The community is composed of commercial offices, residential units, hotels, and retail stores and restaurants. This is not to be confused with Carmel Valley (Carmel Valley Village), California, which is a northern California community outlying Carmel-by-the-Sea and is known for wine making.
History
Carmel Valley is one of the newer neighborhoods of the City of San Diego, California. It is a master planned community that was formed by the City of San Diego on February 1, 1975, but construction did not start until 1983. The name Carmel Valley comes from the Carmelite Sisters of Mercy, who established a dairy farm and monastery in the area circa 1905. Although the area was known locally as Carmel Valley, in 1974 the area was given the institutional name
North City West in the master plan. The name
Carmel Valley was readopted in the early 1990s.
Geography
Carmel Valley is bordered to the north by the North City Future Urbanizing Area (NCFUA) and
Pacific Highlands RanchPacific Highlands Ranch is a primarily residential community of 2,652 acres located in northern San Diego, California.The majority of the community is being developed by Pardee Homes and the majority of the community has been developed in the 2000s.-Geography:The community is bordered: to the...
; to the south by
Los Peñasquitos Canyon PreserveLos Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve is an urban park in San Diego, California. Stretching approximately , the park encompasses some of both Peñasquitos and Lopez canyons, and is one of the largest urban parks in the United States...
and
Torrey HillsTorrey Hills is a community of located in northern San Diego, California.-Geography:Torrey Hills is bordered to the north by State Route 56 and Carmel Valley; to the northeast by Carmel Valley; to the south and southeast by Los Peñasquitos Canyon and Mira Mesa; and to the west by Interstate...
; to the east by
Pacific Highlands RanchPacific Highlands Ranch is a primarily residential community of 2,652 acres located in northern San Diego, California.The majority of the community is being developed by Pardee Homes and the majority of the community has been developed in the 2000s.-Geography:The community is bordered: to the...
and
Del Mar MesaDel Mar Mesa is a primarily residential community of located in northern San Diego, California. The majority of the community has been developed in the 2000s....
; and to the west by
Interstate 5Interstate 5 is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, paralleling the Pacific Ocean from Canada to Mexico and serving some of the largest cities of that part of the U.S., including Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco/Oakland, Los Angeles, and San Diego...
and
Torrey PinesTorrey Pines is a primarily residential community of 2,600 acres in the northern coastal area of San Diego, California.- Geography :...
.
While many people in the area are now referring to the entire 92130
zip codeThe ZIP code is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service . The letters ZIP, a backronym for Zone Improvement Plan, are properly written in capital letters and were chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
as Carmel Valley, the actual boundaries of the community remain unchanged from the original community plan. The remainder of the 92130 zip code is filled by the surrounding communities of Del Mar Mesa, Pacific Highlands Ranch, and Torrey Hills.
Demographics
According to the San Diego County Assessor's Office's 2006 estimates, there were 42,047 people residing in the neighborhood, which increased 49.2% from 2000. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 70.6%
WhiteWhite people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
, 18.0%
AsianAsian people or Asiatic people is a demonym for people from Asia. However, the use of the term varies by country and person, often referring to people from a particular region or subregion of Asia...
&
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander , is a geographic term to describe the Austronesian inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia...
, 7.0%
HispanicHispanic is a term that historically denoted a relationship to the ancient Hispania . During the modern era, it took on a more limited meaning, relating to the contemporary nation of Spain....
, 3.4% from other races, 0.89%
African AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa. In the United States, the terms are generally used for Americans with at least partial Sub-Saharan African ancestry...
, and 0.001%
American IndianThe indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples...
.
The neighborhood is diverse in age with 30.2% under 18 and 6.5% over 65. The median age was 36.6. There were 2.7 persons per household. The
median household incomeThe median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more...
was $120,886; 17.8% of the households made $200,000 or more and 12.3% made $30,000 or less.
Education
Carmel Valley has an overlay of various school districts. For the elementary schools, the northern section is part of the Solana Beach School District (K-6). The southern section is managed by the
Del Mar Union School DistrictThe Del Mar Union School District is based in Del Mar, California, founded in 1906. For many years, the district was small, serving approximately 1,000 students in the City of Del Mar. However, in the 1990s, the district's boundaries were expanded to include the newly-developed Carmel Valley...
(K-6). Overlaying the entire community, the San Dieguito Union High School District manages the middle schools and high schools. Some Carmel Valley residents attend schools in the bordering communities of
Pacific Highlands RanchPacific Highlands Ranch is a primarily residential community of 2,652 acres located in northern San Diego, California.The majority of the community is being developed by Pardee Homes and the majority of the community has been developed in the 2000s.-Geography:The community is bordered: to the...
,
Torrey HillsTorrey Hills is a community of located in northern San Diego, California.-Geography:Torrey Hills is bordered to the north by State Route 56 and Carmel Valley; to the northeast by Carmel Valley; to the south and southeast by Los Peñasquitos Canyon and Mira Mesa; and to the west by Interstate...
, and
Torrey PinesTorrey Pines is a primarily residential community of 2,600 acres in the northern coastal area of San Diego, California.- Geography :...
.
Elementary schools
- Ashley Falls (Del Mar Union School District)
- Carmel Creek (Solana Beach School District)
- Carmel Del Mar (Del Mar Union School District)
- Del Mar Pines (private, nonsectarian)
- Ocean Air (Del Mar Union School District)
- Sage Canyon
Sage Canyon Elementary School, established in 2000, is an K-6 elementary school located in the Carmel Valley neighborhood of San Diego, California. It is part of the Del Mar Union School District. It is situated adjacent to Sage Canyon Park, a neighborhood park maintained by the San Diego City...
(Del Mar Union School District)
- Solana Highlands (Solana Beach School District)
- Solana Pacific (Solana Beach School District)
- Sycamore Ridge (Del Mar Union School District); actually in Pacific Highlands Ranch
- Torrey Hills (Del Mar Union School District); actually in Torrey Hills
Middle schools and junior high schools
- Carmel Valley Middle School
Carmel Valley Middle School, CVMS, is located in San Diego, California, in the neighborhood of Carmel Valley. The school is in the San Dieguito Union High School District, and it offers seventh and eighth grades....
(San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High School District is a school district in San Diego, California serving students in the cities of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar and surrounding areas.Visit the district website: http://www.sduhsd.net-High schools:...
)
High schools
- Torrey Pines High School
Torrey Pines High School is a high school in the North County Coastal area of San Diego, California. The school is named after the rare Torrey Pine tree that grows in the area...
(San Dieguito Union High School District)
- Canyon Crest Academy
Canyon Crest Academy, also known as CCA, is a public high school in San Diego, California. Founded in 2004, the school is a member of the San Dieguito Union High School District...
(San Dieguito Union High School District)
- Cathedral Catholic High School
Cathedral Catholic High School is a private coeducational Catholic High School in San Diego, California. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, and was originally founded as the University of San Diego High School in 1957...
(Catholic)
Economy
Companies with offices in this neighborhood include
Oracle CorporationOracle Corporation specializes in developing and marketing enterprise software products — particularly database management systems. Through organic growth and a number of high-profile acquisitions, Oracle enlarged its share of the software market...
, US Bank,
Scripps HealthScripps Health is a nonprofit health care system based in San Diego, California. The system includes four hospitals and 19 outpatient facilities, and treats a half-million patients annually through 2,600 affiliated physicians....
,
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an international, full-service law firm with strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate and technology sectors and offices located throughout the United States and the world, including key financial centers such as New York, London, Tokyo and...
,
Fish & RichardsonFish & Richardson is a global firm practicing intellectual property, litigation, and technology law. Fish is one of the largest in the world practicing intellectual property, litigation, and technology law, and has as a legal staff of more than 400 attorneys and 1,000 employees in 12 offices...
, Morrison & Foerster, and
The Allen GroupThe Allen Group is one of the nation’s fastest growing privately held commercial development companies, specializing in high-end industrial, office, retail and mixed-use properties...
.
Neurocrine BiosciencesNeurocrine Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company founded in 1992 and located in San Diego, California. The company tooks its name from the original focus on therapies for neurological and endocrine diseases and disorders....
headquarters is located in this neighborhood.
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School Districts