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Nearest Communities to La Costa,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to La Costa, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for La Costa:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from La Costa.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


La Costa is located in San Diego County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Diego County: Imperial, Orange & Riverside.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 228 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of La Costa. Of these communities, 17 are located in counties other than San Diego County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for La Costa (which is San Diego County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from La Costa

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • San Diego County   (where La Costa resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in San Diego County, we have limited the list to those within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of La Costa (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/
    • County Seat for San Diego:   San Diego
    • Note: The Pacific Ocean lies to the west and the nation of Mexico lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Costa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Costa.
      • Los Encenitos
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Los Encenitos is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Encenitos
      • Leucadia
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Encinitas
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Olivenhain
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Olivenhain is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivenhain
      • Lake San Marcos
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake San Marcos is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake San Marcos
      • Agua Hedionda
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Agua Hedionda is located in San Diego County
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      • Farr
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Farr is located in San Diego County
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      • Cardiff-by-the-Sea
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ocean Hills
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Ocean Hills is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Hills
      • Elfin Forest
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Elfin Forest is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfin Forest
      • Buena
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Buena is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena
      • San Marcos
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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        • Carlsbad
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Solana Beach
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Rancho Santa Fe
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • San Dieguito ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • San Dieguito is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Dieguito
        • Harmony Grove
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Harmony Grove is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
        • Buena Vista
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Buena Vista is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
        • Vista
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Vista is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 100,636 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <3>
        • Los Vallecitos De San Marcos
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • South Oceanside
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • South Oceanside is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oceanside
        • Eden Gardens
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Eden Gardens is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens
        • Del Dios
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Del Dios is located in San Diego County
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        • Talich
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Talich is located in San Diego County
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        • Richland
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Richland is located in San Diego County
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        • Escondido Junction
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Escondido Junction is located in San Diego County
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        • Fairbanks Ranch
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Fairbanks Ranch is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks Ranch
        • Twin Oaks
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Twin Oaks is located in San Diego County
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        • Oceana
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Oceana is located in San Diego County
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        • Oceanside
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Del Mar Heights
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Del Mar Heights is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Mar Heights
        • Del Mar
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Escondido
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Guajome
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Guajome is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guajome
        • San Luis Rey
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jesmond Dene
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Jesmond Dene is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesmond Dene
        • San Bernardo
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • San Bernardo is located in San Diego County
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        • Fallbrook Junction
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Fallbrook Junction is located in San Diego County
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        • Rancho Bernardo
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Rincon Del Diablo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Rincon Del Diablo is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon Del Diablo
        • Hidden Meadows
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Hidden Meadows is located in San Diego County
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        • Lawrence Welk Resort Village
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Yaldora
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Yaldora is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaldora
        • Ysidora ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Ysidora is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysidora
        • Los Penasquitos
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Los Penasquitos is located in San Diego County
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        • Rancho Penasquitos
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Rancho Penasquitos is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Penasquitos
        • Bonsall
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Sorrento
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Sorrento is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
        • Mira Mesa
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Sabre Springs
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Sabre Springs is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre Springs
        • Stuart
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Stuart is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
        • Chappo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Chappo is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappo
        • Jofegan
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Jofegan is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jofegan
        • Linda Vista ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Linda Vista is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Vista
        • Poway Grove Park
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Poway Grove Park is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway Grove Park
        • Poway Grove ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Poway Grove is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway Grove
        • Poway
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Poway is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <3>
        • De Luz Station
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • De Luz Station is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Luz Station
        • San Luis Rey Heights
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • San Luis Rey Heights is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis Rey Heights
        • Valley Center
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • La Jolla Shores
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • La Jolla Shores is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jolla Shores
        • Selwyn ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Selwyn is located in San Diego County
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        • University City
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • University City is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
        • Miramar
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Miramar is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramar
        • Scripps Ranch
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Scripps Ranch is located in San Diego County
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        • Monserate
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Monserate is located in San Diego County
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        • Pala Mesa
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Pala Mesa is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pala Mesa
        • Winterwarm
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Winterwarm is located in San Diego County
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        • Lilac
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Lilac is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac
        • Las Flores ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Las Flores is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
        • Easter Cross
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Easter Cross is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cross
        • Elvira
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • La Jolla
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Rock Haven ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Rock Haven is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
        • San Pasqual
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • San Pasqual is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pasqual
        • DeLuz
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • DeLuz is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLuz
        • Santa Margarita Y Las Flores
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • La Jolla Hermosa
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • La Jolla Hermosa is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jolla Hermosa
        • Ladrillo ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Ladrillo is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladrillo
        • The Muirlands
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • The Muirlands is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Muirlands
        • North Clairemont
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • North Clairemont is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clairemont
        • Fallbrook
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Don ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Don is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don
        • Rosemont
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Rosemont is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
        • Clairemont
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Clairemont is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont
        • Pacific Beach
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Pacific Beach is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Beach
        • Tierrasanta
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Tierrasanta is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierrasanta
        • Irvings Crest
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Irvings Crest is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvings Crest
        • Shady Dell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Shady Dell is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
        • Valle De Pamo or Santa Maria
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Ridgecrest Estates
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Ridgecrest Estates is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest Estates
        • Pala
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Pauma Valley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Agra
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Agra is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
        • Bay Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Bay Park is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
        • Bayside Village
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Bayside Village is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
        • Fiesta Shores
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Fiesta Shores is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiesta Shores
        • Mission Beach
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Mission Beach is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
        • Morena
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Morena is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morena
        • Riviera Shores
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Riviera Shores is located in San Diego County
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        • Serra Mesa
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Serra Mesa is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serra Mesa
        • Fernbrook
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Fernbrook is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
        • Guejito
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Guejito is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guejito
        • Ramona
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Rincon ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Rincon is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
        • Overlook
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Overlook is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
        • Carlton Hills
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Carlton Hills is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Hills
        • Mission San Diego
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Mission San Diego is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission San Diego
  • Orange County
  • Riverside County
    • County Website:   https://rivco.org/
    • County Seat for Riverside:   Riverside
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Costa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Costa.
      • Oak Haven Estates
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Oak Haven Estates is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Haven Estates
      • Rainbow Canyon Village
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Colina Vista
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Colina Vista is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colina Vista
      • Little Temecula
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Little Temecula is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Temecula
      • Santa Margarita Groves
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Country Manor Estates
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Country Manor Estates is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Manor Estates
      • Los Ranchitos
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Los Ranchitos is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ranchitos
      • Temecula Ranchos
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Temecula Ranchos is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temecula Ranchos
      • Windsor Crest
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Windsor Crest is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Crest
      • Lake Village
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Lake Village is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Santa Rosa South
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Santa Rosa South is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa South
      • Santa Rosa ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Santa Rosa is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Temecula
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • La Cresta Highlands
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • La Cresta Highlands is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Highlands
        • Linda Rose
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Linda Rose is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Rose
        • Sylvan Meadows
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Sylvan Meadows is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Meadows

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Costa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.