Welcome to Twin Oaks ...

Twin Oaks is located in San Diego County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Twin Oaks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Twin Oaks is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Twin Oaks: (760) & (442)<4>

Communities Also Named Twin Oaks ...

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

Beyond California, there are 32 communities that are also named Twin Oaks - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (4) and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Twin Oaks ...

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

• Oceanside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside
  • Oceanside is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceanside <5>
• Escondido
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Carlsbad
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsbad
  • Carlsbad is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlsbad <5>
• Vista
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Encinitas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Poway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Solana Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana Beach
  • Solana Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solana Beach <5>
• Del Mar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Mar
  • Del Mar is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Mar <5>
• Lake San Marcos
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake San Marcos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Valley Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Valley Center is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Twin Oaks ...

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

Adding Twin Oaks to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Twin Oaks post office opened in 1889.

We also found Twin Oaks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Twin Oaks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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