Welcome to Old Town San Diego ...

Old Town San Diego is located in San Diego County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Old Town San Diego, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Town San Diego, 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.

Old Town San Diego is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Old Town San Diego lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Old Town San Diego lies within the (619) area code.

Communities Also Named Old Town San Diego ...

While we believe that this Old Town San Diego is located in San Diego County, we know of another 4 California communities named Old Town San Diego. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kern, Marin, Santa Barbara and Ventura County.

Beyond California, there are 35 communities that are also named Old Town San Diego - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa, Maine, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Northwest Territories, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Town San Diego.

Communities near Old Town San Diego ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Town San Diego.

• San Diego
  (3 miles [4.8 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• National City
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (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 <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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• Coronado
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <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 Old Town San Diego. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Town San Diego.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Town San Diego. 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 Old Town San Diego.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Town San Diego. See our Newspapers Page for Old Town San Diego.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Town San Diego ...

Looking for more information about Old Town San Diego? 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 Old Town San Diego, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Old Town San Diego.

Adding Old Town San Diego to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Old Town San Diego 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 Old Town San Diego was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Town San Diego.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Town San Diego. 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/