San Diego County, CA Sales Tax Rate (2026)
Combined state and local rate for San Diego County, CA, with the rate for each of its places and 181 ZIP codes.
Rates as of
What is the sales tax rate in San Diego County, CA?
7.75%most common combined rate in San Diego County
The most common combined sales tax rate in San Diego County, CA is 7.75% as of September 2026: 7.25% state and 0.5% special district. Rates across the county's 181 ZIP codes range from 7.75% to 8.75%, depending on the city and special districts. California's state rate is 7.25%, so local taxes add 0.5% here.
- State
- 7.25%
- County
- 0%
- City
- 0%
- Special district
- 0.5%
- Combined
- 7.75%
California's 7.25% statewide rate includes the 1.25% every city and county receives; local district taxes are shown as special.
Source: Kintsugi's rate table, updated monthly, as of September 2026. Official rates: CDTFA — California City & County Sales & Use Tax Rates.
What are the sales tax rates by city in San Diego County?
The combined rate for the places in San Diego County, as of September 2026. Where a place has a city rate page it is linked. A place's ZIP codes can reach into a neighboring city or district, so a range in brackets means its ZIP codes carry different rates.
| Place | Combined rate | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 7.75% | 75 |
| Chula Vista | 8.75% | 8 |
| Escondido | 8.75% | 7 |
| Oceanside | 8.25% | 7 |
| Carlsbad | 7.75% | 6 |
| La Jolla | 7.75% | 5 |
| El Cajon | 8.25% | 4 |
| La Mesa | 8.5% | 4 |
| San Marcos | 8.75% | 4 |
| Spring Valley | 7.75%(7.75%–8.5%) | 4 |
| Vista | 8.25% | 4 |
| Alpine | 7.75% | 2 |
| Bonita | 7.75%(7.75%–8.75%) | 2 |
| Coronado | 7.75% | 2 |
| Encinitas | 7.75% | 2 |
| Fallbrook | 7.75%(7.75%–8.75%) | 2 |
| Imperial Beach | 8.75% | 2 |
| Lemon Grove | 8.75% | 2 |
| National City | 8.75% | 2 |
| Poway | 7.75% | 2 |
| Rancho Santa Fe | 7.75% | 2 |
| San Ysidro | 7.75% | 2 |
| Santee | 7.75%(7.75%–8.25%) | 2 |
| Tecate | 7.75% | 2 |
| Bonsall | 8.25% | 1 |
| Borrego Springs | 7.75% | 1 |
| Boulevard | 7.75% | 1 |
| Camp Pendleton | 7.75% | 1 |
| Campo | 7.75% | 1 |
| Cardiff By The Sea | 7.75% | 1 |
The 21 places with the fewest ZIP codes are in the ZIP code table below.
What are the sales tax rates by ZIP code in San Diego County?
Every ZIP code in San Diego County, with its combined rate as of September 2026. A ZIP code can cross city and district lines, so the delivery address decides the rate on a sale; the sales tax calculator looks one up.
| ZIP | Place | Combined rate | County | City | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91901 | Alpine | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91902 | Bonita | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91903 | Alpine | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91905 | Boulevard | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91906 | Campo | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91908 | Bonita | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91909 | Chula Vista | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91910 | Chula Vista | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91911 | Chula Vista | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91912 | Chula Vista | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91913 | Chula Vista | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91914 | Chula Vista | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91915 | Chula Vista | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91916 | Descanso | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91917 | Dulzura | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91921 | Chula Vista | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91931 | Guatay | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91932 | Imperial Beach | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91933 | Imperial Beach | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91934 | Jacumba | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91935 | Jamul | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91941 | La Mesa | 8.5% | 0% | 0.75% | 0.5% |
| 91942 | La Mesa | 8.5% | 0% | 0.75% | 0.5% |
| 91943 | La Mesa | 8.5% | 0% | 0.75% | 0.5% |
| 91944 | La Mesa | 8.5% | 0% | 0.75% | 0.5% |
| 91945 | Lemon Grove | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91946 | Lemon Grove | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91948 | Mount Laguna | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91950 | National City | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91951 | National City | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 91962 | Pine Valley | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91963 | Potrero | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91976 | Spring Valley | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91977 | Spring Valley | 8.5% | 0% | 0.75% | 0.5% |
| 91978 | Spring Valley | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91979 | Spring Valley | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91980 | Tecate | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 91987 | Tecate | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92003 | Bonsall | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92004 | Borrego Springs | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92007 | Cardiff By The Sea | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92008 | Carlsbad | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92009 | Carlsbad | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92010 | Carlsbad | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92011 | Carlsbad | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92013 | Carlsbad | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92014 | Del Mar | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92018 | Carlsbad | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92019 | El Cajon | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92020 | El Cajon | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92021 | El Cajon | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92022 | El Cajon | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92023 | Encinitas | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92024 | Encinitas | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92025 | Escondido | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92026 | Escondido | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92027 | Escondido | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92028 | Fallbrook | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92029 | Escondido | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92030 | Escondido | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92033 | Escondido | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92036 | Julian | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92037 | La Jolla | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92038 | La Jolla | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92039 | La Jolla | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92040 | Lakeside | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92046 | Escondido | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92049 | Oceanside | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92051 | Oceanside | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92052 | Oceanside | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92054 | Oceanside | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92055 | Camp Pendleton | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92056 | Oceanside | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92057 | Oceanside | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92058 | Oceanside | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92059 | Pala | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92060 | Palomar Mountain | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92061 | Pauma Valley | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92064 | Poway | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92065 | Ramona | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92066 | Ranchita | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92067 | Rancho Santa Fe | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92068 | San Luis Rey | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92069 | San Marcos | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92070 | Santa Ysabel | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92071 | Santee | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92072 | Santee | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92074 | Poway | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92075 | Solana Beach | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92078 | San Marcos | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92079 | San Marcos | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92081 | Vista | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92082 | Valley Center | 7.75% | 0.5% | 0% | 0% |
| 92083 | Vista | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92084 | Vista | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92085 | Vista | 8.25% | 0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 92086 | Warner Springs | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92088 | Fallbrook | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92091 | Rancho Santa Fe | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92092 | La Jolla | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92093 | La Jolla | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92096 | San Marcos | 8.75% | 0% | 1% | 0.5% |
| 92101 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92102 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92103 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92104 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92105 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92106 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92107 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92108 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92109 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92110 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92111 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92112 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92113 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92114 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92115 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92116 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92117 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92118 | Coronado | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92119 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92120 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92121 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92122 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92123 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92124 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92126 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92127 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92128 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92129 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92130 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92131 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92132 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92134 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92135 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92136 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92137 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92138 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92139 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92140 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92142 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92143 | San Ysidro | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92145 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92147 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92149 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92150 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92152 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92153 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92154 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92155 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92158 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92159 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92160 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92161 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92163 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92165 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92166 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92167 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92168 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92169 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92170 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92171 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92172 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92173 | San Ysidro | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92174 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92175 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92176 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92177 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92178 | Coronado | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92179 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92182 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92186 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92187 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92191 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92192 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92193 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92195 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92196 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92197 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92198 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| 92199 | San Diego | 7.75% | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
* Part of this ZIP code lies in a special or tribal taxing district with a different rate (up to 16%). The rate shown is the ordinary state, county and city rate.
† Part of this ZIP code lies in another city or county with a different rate, so check the delivery address for the exact rate.
Selling into San Diego County: California rules
What's taxable: At the state level, SaaS is exempt, clothing is taxable, groceries are exempt and digital goods are exempt.
Economic nexus: You have economic nexus in California if your total combined sales delivered into the state exceed $500,000 in the current or prior calendar year, including sales made through a marketplace. There is no transaction-count trigger.
Filing: The CDTFA assigns monthly, quarterly, or annual filing based on reported or estimated taxable sales. Quarterly is the default for most mid-sized sellers; high-volume sellers file monthly and may owe prepayments on the 24th of the second and third months of each quarter.
Registration, exemptions, penalties and marketplace rules are in the California sales tax guide.
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