Welcome to Flinn Springs ...

Flinn Springs is located in San Diego County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Flinn Springs: Flinn Spgs. (or less commonly used: Flinn Spngs. or Flinn Sprngs.)

Flinn Springs is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Flinn Springs: 619 & 858<3>

Communities near Flinn Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flinn Springs.

San Diego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- San Diego is located in San Diego County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422,420 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to San Diego
- From Flinn Springs to San Diego
El Cajon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- El Cajon is located in San Diego County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 102,401 people
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- From Flinn Springs to El Cajon
National City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- National City is located in San Diego County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,932 people
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- From Flinn Springs to National City
La Mesa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Mesa is located in San Diego County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,724 people
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- From Flinn Springs to La Mesa
Santee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Santee is located in San Diego County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
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- From Flinn Springs to Santee
Poway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poway is located in San Diego County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
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- From Flinn Springs to Poway
Lemon Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon Grove is located in San Diego County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,528 people
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- From Flinn Springs to Lemon Grove
Granite Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Hills is located in San Diego County
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Winter Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winter Gardens is located in San Diego County
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Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in San Diego County
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- From Flinn Springs to Alpine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flinn Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Diego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flinn Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 619 code has been Overlayed with the 858 area code. New phone numbers in the Flinn Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 619 or 858. As a result, placing a call in the Flinn Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.