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Welcome to Pauma ...

Pauma is located in San Diego County<1>.

Pauma is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pauma: 760 & 442<3>

Communities near Pauma ...

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

  • Escondido
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Temecula
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vista
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • San Marcos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Palomar Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pala
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aguanga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidden Meadows
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
    • Hidden Meadows is located in San Diego County
  • Oak Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in San Diego County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pauma ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pauma. 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 Pauma - 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 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Pauma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Pauma 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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