Coronado, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Coronado (Spanish for "Crowned") is a beach city in San Diego County, California, United States, across San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego. It was founded in the 1880s and incorporated in 1890. Its population was 20,192 in 2020. Coronado is a tied island which is connected to the mainland by a tombolo (a sandy isthmus) called Silver Strand. Along the coast of Southern California lie four islands that were spotted by Sebastian Vizcaino and his crew. They named them "Los Coronados". In the mid-1880s, businessmen bought the peninsula near Los Coronados with hopes to turn it into a resort. Later in 1886, the owners of this peninsula hosted a naming contest with the people resulting in the na…

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How Coronado ranks

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#45Shortest commute in CA #39Best schools in CA #93Most educated in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code92118, 92178

Area code619

Living in Coronado

Housing in Coronado

$2.56M▲ 6.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Coronado home is worth about $2,559,000, up 6.8% in a year, 235% above the California typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market23

Sale-to-list98.2%

Sold in May20

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Safety in Coronado

C

Safety Grade C

Coronado reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Coronado 3.6

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Coronado 15.3

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Coronado

Compared with California

20better than CA·2worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▲ 1▼ 4 close Habits 3▲ 1▼ 0 close Care 3▲ 4 close Mind 3▲ 2 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

4.3%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethCA 10.6% · better 8.1%Fewer adults facing food insecurityCA 17.9% · better 9.3%More adults who have had cancerCA 6.4% · worse

Care nearby

Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr CtrCoronado · 2.6 mi · ER

Logan Heights Family Counseling CenterSan Diego · 2.9 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Coronado · CMS · HRSAHealth in Coronado →

Schools in Coronado

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Coronado’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#39Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictCoronado UnifiedSchools6

Coronado Village Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 774 students Silver Strand Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 324 students Christ Church Day SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 92 students Coronado Middle AMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 660 students Coronado High A+High · Grades 9–12 · 999 students Village PreschoolGrades M

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.