Welcome to Mission Beach ...

Mission Beach is located in San Diego County<1>.

The location of Mission Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mission Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

A typical abbreviation for Mission Beach: Mission Bch.

Mission Beach is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Mission Beach lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Mission Beach: (619)

Communities Also Named Mission Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mission Beach - they are located in Alberta and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mission Beach.

Communities near Mission Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mission Beach.

• San Diego
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
  • San Diego is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <4>
• Chula Vista
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula Vista
  • Chula Vista is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula Vista <4>
• El Cajon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cajon
  • El Cajon is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Cajon <4>
• Encinitas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinitas
  • Encinitas is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encinitas <4>
• National City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
  • National City is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <4>
• La Mesa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mesa
  • La Mesa is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Mesa <4>
• Santee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
  • Santee is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <4>
• Poway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
  • Poway is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <4>
• Imperial Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Beach
  • Imperial Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial Beach <4>
• Lemon Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Grove
  • Lemon Grove is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Grove <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mission Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mission Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mission Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mission Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mission Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Mission Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mission Beach ...

Looking for more information about Mission Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mission Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mission Beach.

Adding Mission Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mission Beach in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mission Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mission Beach post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mission Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mission Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/