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Welcome to San Diego ...

The coastal city of San Diego is located in San Diego County<1> and is the County Seat for San Diego County.



San Diego was established in 1769 and was incorporated March 27, 1850.

When the people of San Diego refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use San Diegan<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, San Diego has a population of 1,420,200 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of San Diego is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

San Diego lies within the (619) area code.

The ZIP codes for San Diego: 92101-92117, 92119-92124, 92126-92140, 92142, 92145, 92147, 92149-92150, 92152-92155, 92158-92172, 92174-92177, 92179, 92182, 92184, 92186-92187, 92190-92199<5>

Websites for San Diego ...

Official Website:   www.sandiego.gov/

Junior League:   www.jlsd.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, San Diego had an population of 1,420,200 people. This is an increase of 8.63% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, San Diego had a population of 1,307,402 people (or 42.13% of the total population of San Diego County). This makes San Diego the county's most populous community.

The population of San Diego represents 3.51% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,307,402 people, the population of San Diego increased 6.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,223,400 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for San Diego.

Communities Also Named San Diego ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named San Diego - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near San Diego ...

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

  • Chula Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • El Cajon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • La Mesa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Santee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Poway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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 <6>
  • Imperial Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lemon Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Del Mar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • La Playa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Playa
    • La Playa is located in San Diego County
  • National City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Diego. Our list includes 281 papers. See our Newspapers Page for San Diego.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Diego ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for San Diego, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for San Diego.

Adding San Diego to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 San Diego was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the San Diego post office opened in 1849.

We also found San Diego in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

The official website for San Diego: www.sandiego.gov/

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>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of San Diego refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of San Diego may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for San Diego.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Diego - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as San Diego). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether San Diego or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for San Diego includes: 92101, 92102, 92103, 92104, 92105, 92106, 92107, 92108, 92109, 92110, 92111, 92112, 92113, 92114, 92115, 92116, 92119, 92120, 92121, 92122, 92123, 92126, 92127, 92128, 92129, 92130, 92131, 92132, 92133, 92134, 92135, 92136, 92137, 92138, 92139, 92142, 92145, 92147, 92149, 92152, 92153, 92154, 92158, 92159, 92160, 92161, 92162, 92163, 92164, 92165, 92166, 92167, 92168, 92169, 92170, 92171, 92174, 92175, 92176, 92179, 92182, 92184, 92186, 92190, 92191, 92192, 92193, 92194, 92195, 92196, 92197, 92198 & 92199.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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