Welcome to Palomar Mountain ...

Palomar Mountain is located in San Diego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palomar Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

A typical abbreviation for Palomar Mountain: Palomar Mtn. (or less commonly used: Palomar Mntn.)

Palomar Mountain is 5,320 feet [1,622 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Palomar Mountain is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Palomar Mountain: (760) & (442)<3>

The ZIP code for Palomar Mountain: 92060<4>

Communities near Palomar Mountain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palomar Mountain.

• Escondido
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido
  • Escondido is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escondido <5>
• Pauma Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauma Valley
  • Pauma Valley is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pauma Valley <5>
• Holcomb Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Village
  • Holcomb Village is located in San Diego County
• Aguanga
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguanga
  • Aguanga is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguanga <5>
• Mesa Grande ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Grande
  • Mesa Grande is located in San Diego County
• Valley Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Valley Center is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <5>
• Pala
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pala
  • Pala is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pala <5>
• Warner Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Springs
  • Warner Springs is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner Springs <5>
• Hidden Meadows
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
  • Hidden Meadows is located in San Diego County
• Lawrence Welk Resort Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Welk Resort Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Welk Resort Village
  • Lawrence Welk Resort Village 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 Palomar Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palomar Mountain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palomar Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Palomar Mountain? 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 Palomar Mountain, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Palomar Mountain.

Adding Palomar Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palomar Mountain 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 Palomar Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Palomar Mountain post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palomar Mountain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palomar Mountain. 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/