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The Commemorative Quarter for California





Welcome to Old Town San Diego ...

Old Town San Diego is located in San Diego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Town San Diego, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Old Town San Diego is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Old Town San Diego lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Old Town San Diego: 619 & 858<3>

Communities Also Named Old Town San Diego ...

While we believe that this Old Town San Diego is located in San Diego County, we know of another 4 California communities named Old Town San Diego. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kern, Marin, Santa Barbara and Ventura County.

Beyond California, there are 35 communities that are also named Old Town San Diego - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa, Maine, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Northwest Territories, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Town San Diego.

Communities near Old Town San Diego ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Town San Diego.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Town San Diego ...

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

Adding Old Town San Diego to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Old Town San Diego 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 Old Town San Diego was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Old Town San Diego in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Town San Diego.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Town San Diego. 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/

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 Old Town San Diego - 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 Old Town San Diego area will be assigned with one of these codes: 619 or 858. As a result, placing a call in the Old Town San Diego 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.




 

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