Scripps Ranch is a community of San Diego, California in the northeastern part of that city. Its ZIP code is 92131. It is located east of

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, north of

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, and south of

Poway Poway () is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The unincorporated community became a city on December 1, 1980. Poway's rural roots influenced its motto "The City in the Country". The city has a population of 49,701 as of 2 ...

. Scripps Ranch is a coastal/inland

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within the City of San Diego. Miramar Reservoir is located within Scripps Ranch and offers recreational boating and fishing. A feature of Scripps Ranch is its landscaping, which includes many mature

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trees that are most apparent along Pomerado Road.

History

Scripps Ranch was originally a 400-acre (1.6 km) ranch owned by newspaper publisher E.W. Scripps. He later expanded it to . In October 2003, a section of south Scripps Ranch was devastated by the Cedar Fire, destroying over 300 homes. Two elected planning groups (the Scripps Ranch Planning Group and the Miramar Ranch North Planning Committee), advise the city on local planning and land-use issues. The Scripps Ranch Civic Association ("SRCA") acts as the de facto Community Town Council, meeting monthly and advising the city on all quality of life issues. The SRCA also acts as the eyes and ears of the community, publishing a 70-80 page community newsletter every month, which is hand-delivered to approximately 12,000 households by hundreds of volunteers.

Demographics

According to the San Diego County Assessor's Office's 2008 estimates, there were 32,476 people living in the neighborhood, an increase of 15.9% from 2000. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 71%

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, 15% Asian and

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, 7.8%

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, 3.7% from other races, 2.4%

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, and .01% American Indian. The neighborhood is diverse in age, with 27% under 18 and 8% over 65. The

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was 39.5. There were an average of 2.78 persons per household. The

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was $144,438; 9% of the 11,661 households made $200,000 or more, while 46% made $100,000 or more and 7% made $29,999 or less.

Companies

Hitachi () is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the parent company of the Hitachi Group (''Hitachi Gurūpu'') and had formed part of the Ni ...

LG Electronics LG Electronics Inc. () is a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, South Korea. LG Electronics is a part of LG Corporation, the fourth largest ''chaebol'' in South Korea, and often considered ...

Mobile Communications USA * Lockheed Martin * Manscaped * MedImpact * National University *

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*Rhino Linings Corporation

Education

The community is served by the

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Elementary schools

*Dingeman Elementary School *E.B. Scripps Elementary School *Jerabek Elementary School *Miramar Ranch Elementary School

Middle schools

*Thurgood Marshall Middle School

High schools

Scripps Ranch High School Scripps Ranch High School (SRHS) is a public school located in northeast San Diego, California, United States, that serves the Scripps Ranch community as well as students participating in the Voluntary Enrollment Exchange Program (VEEP) busing pr ...

Colleges and universities

Alliant International University Alliant International University, often called Alliant, is a private for-profit university with its main campus in San Diego and other campuses in California. It offers programs in six California campuses – in San Francisco, San Diego, Los An ...

* John Paul the Great Catholic University * National University

Media

* Scripps Ranch Civic Association Newsletter

Notable residents

Adam Brody Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American actor, writer, musician, and producer. He is known for his breakthrough role as Seth Cohen on the Fox television series ''The O.C.'', which premiered in 2003. Subsequently, Brody appeare ...

, actor, former resident *

Brandon Call Brandon Spencer Lee Call (born November 17, 1976) is an American former television and film actor as a child and adolescent. He played Hobie Buchannon in the first year of '' Baywatch'', and J.T. Lambert over a period of seven seasons on the TV ...

, actor, former resident * Jacques Cesaire,

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Drew Brees Drew Christopher Brees (; born January 15, 1979) is an American former American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons. A member of the New Orleans Saints for most of his career, Brees i ...

, quarterback, New Orleans Saints, former resident *

Chris Chambers Christopher J. Chambers (born August 12, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver who played 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Wisconsin. He was drafted by the Miami ...

, wide receiver, San Diego Chargers, former resident * Stephen Cooper,

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, San Diego Chargers *

Terry Crews Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former American footballer. He played Julius Rock in the UPN/ CW sitcom '' Everybody Hates Chris'', which aired from 2005 to 2009, and portrayed Terry Jefford ...

, actor, former resident * Ben Leber, linebacker,

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Shawne Merriman Shawne DeAndre Merriman (born May 25, 1984), nicknamed "Lights Out", is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was s ...

, All-Pro linebacker, San Diego Chargers, former resident * Mary Murphy, choreographer; dance judge on reality competition show ''

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'' * Gary Plummer, former linebacker, San Diego Chargers * Samuel H. Scripps, philanthropist in theatre and dance, former resident *

LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tarshane Tomlinson (born June 23, 1979) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. After a successful college career with the TCU Horned Frogs, the San Diego Chargers sel ...

, All-Pro

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, San Diego Chargers, former resident *

Jerry Trainor Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor (born January 21, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for playing Spencer Shay in the teen sitcom ''iCarly'', winning three Kids' Choice Awards for his performance, and reprises the role on its revival series of ...

, actor, former resident *

Kellen Winslow Kellen Boswell Winslow Sr. (born November 5, 1957) is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1995), he is widely recognized as one of the greatest tigh ...

, Hall of Fame former

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, San Diego Chargers * Kellen Winslow Jr., All-Pro tight end,

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Kyle Mooney Kyle James Kozub Mooney (born September 4, 1984) is an American actor, comedian, and writer, who was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2013 until 2022. Mooney co-wrote and starred in the film '' Brigsby Bear'', in addition to co-crea ...

, actor, former resident *

Mike Scifres Michael T. Scifres (born October 8, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played the majority of his career with the San Diego Chargers and is included on the Char ...

, former San Diego Chargers Punter * Chad Ruhwedel, 2016/2017 Stanley Cup champion

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defensemen, former resident

References

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