La Presa

La Presa is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 34,169 at the 2010 census, up from 32,721 at the 2000 census. It was a part of the neighboring Spring Valley CDP from 1970 to 1990.La Presa is served by a 91977 ZIP code, which is considered Spring Valley according to the USPS.La Presa is Spanish for "The Dam".GeographyLa Presa is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.0sqmi. 5.5sqmi of it is land and 0.5sqmi of it is water.Demographics2010The 2010 United States Census reported that La Presa had a population of 34,169. The population density was 5,678.3 people per square mile (2,192.4/km²). The racial makeup of La Presa was 9,045 (24.0%) White, 4,428 (13.0%) African American, 282 (0.8%) Native American, 3,958 (10.5%) Asian, 410 (1.2%) Pacific Islander, 8,238 (24.1%) from other races, and 2,535 (7.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19,279 persons (51.1%).