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Welcome to Los Penasquitos ...

Los Penasquitos is located in San Diego County<1>.

Los Penasquitos is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Los Penasquitos ...

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

  • San Diego
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Escondido
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Carlsbad
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • El Cajon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Vista
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Vista is located in San Diego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <3>
  • San Marcos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Encinitas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • National City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • La Mesa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Santee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Los Penasquitos ...

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

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 Los Penasquitos - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.