Welcome to National City ...

The city of National City is located in San Diego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of National City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, National City has a population of 61,307 people<2> (see below for details).

National City is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for National City: (619)

The ZIP codes for National City: 91950-91951<4>

Websites for National City ...

Official Website: www.ci.national-city.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, National City had an population of 61,307 people. This is an increase of 4.65% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, National City had a population of 58,582 people. This makes National City the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of National City represents 0.16% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 143rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 58,582 people, the population of National City increased 7.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 54,260 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for National City.

Communities Also Named National City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named National City - they are located in Illinois, Michigan and Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for National City.

Communities near National City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near National City.

• El Cajon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• La Mesa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Santee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Imperial Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Lemon Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Coronado
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado
  • Coronado is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coronado <5>
• San Diego
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
• Tent City ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tent City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
  • Tent City is located in San Diego County
• East San Diego
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East San Diego
  • East San Diego is located in San Diego County

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 National City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for National City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of National City. 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 National City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around National City. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for National City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for National City ...

Looking for more information about National City? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for National City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for National City.

Adding National City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of National City 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 National City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found National City on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for National City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for National City: www.ci.national-city.ca.us/

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

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