Welcome to Miramar ...

Miramar is located in San Diego County<1>.

The location of Miramar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Miramar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Miramar is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Miramar: (858)

Communities Also Named Miramar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Miramar: This one is located in San Diego County and the other is located in San Mateo County.

Beyond California, there are 5 communities that are also named Miramar - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts and New Jersey.

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

Communities near Miramar ...

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

• San Diego
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
  • San Diego is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <4>
• Chula Vista
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Escondido
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• El Cajon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• San Marcos
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marcos
  • San Marcos is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Marcos <4>
• Encinitas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinitas
  • Encinitas is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encinitas <4>
• National City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
  • 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>
• La Mesa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Santee
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <4>
• Poway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
  • Poway is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miramar ...

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

Adding Miramar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Miramar 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 Miramar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Miramar post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miramar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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