Welcome to Hillcrest ...

Hillcrest is located in San Diego County<1>.

Hillcrest is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hillcrest: 619 & 858<3>

Communities Also Named Hillcrest ...

While we believe that this Hillcrest is located in San Diego County, we know of another 2 California communities named Hillcrest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Los Angeles and Shasta County.

Beyond California, there are 88 communities that are also named Hillcrest - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (3), British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (3), Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois (4), Indiana (5), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), New Jersey (4), New York (3), North Carolina (5), Nova Scotia, Ohio (6), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (7), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hillcrest ...

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

• Chula Vista
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chula Vista
  • From Hillcrest to Chula Vista
• El Cajon
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to El Cajon
  • From Hillcrest to El Cajon
• National City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to National City
  • From Hillcrest to National City
• La Mesa
  (8 miles [12.9 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Mesa
  • From Hillcrest to La Mesa
• Santee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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  • Santee is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Santee
  • From Hillcrest to Santee
• Poway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Poway is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Poway
  • From Hillcrest to Poway
• Imperial Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Imperial Beach
  • From Hillcrest to Imperial Beach
• Lemon Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lemon Grove
  • From Hillcrest to Lemon Grove
• Coronado
  (3 miles [4.8 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coronado
  • From Hillcrest to Coronado
• Solana Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana Beach
  • Solana Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solana Beach <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Solana Beach
  • From Hillcrest to Solana Beach

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillcrest ...

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