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Welcome to South Oceanside ...

South Oceanside is located in San Diego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Oceanside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for South Oceanside: S. Oceanside

South Oceanside is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Oceanside: 760 & 442<3>

Communities near South Oceanside ...

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

  • Escondido
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Encinitas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Solana Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Del Mar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • San Luis Rey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ysidora ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ysidora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysidora
    • Ysidora is located in San Diego County
  • Leucadia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake San Marcos
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake San Marcos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake San Marcos
    • Lake San Marcos 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 South Oceanside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Oceanside.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Oceanside ...

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

Adding South Oceanside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Oceanside 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 South Oceanside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the South Oceanside post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Oceanside.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Oceanside. 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 South Oceanside - 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 South Oceanside area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the South Oceanside 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>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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