The following is a list of
neighborhoods and communities located in the city of
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United State ...
. The City of San Diego Planning Department officially lists 52 Community Planning Areas within the city,
many of which consist of multiple different neighborhoods.
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Allied Gardens Allied Gardens is a residential neighborhood in the eastern Navajo community of San Diego, California. It neighbors San Carlos to the east, Del Cerro to the south, the College Area to the southeast and Grantville to the southwest.
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Alta Vista
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Balboa Park
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Bankers Hill
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Barrio Logan
Barrio Logan is a neighborhood in south central San Diego, California. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of East Village and Logan Heights to the north, Shelltown and Southcrest to the east, San Diego Bay to the southwest, and National Cit ...
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Bay Ho
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Bay Park
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Bay Terraces
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Birdland
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Black Mountain Ranch
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Broadway Heights
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Carmel Mountain Ranch
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Carmel Valley
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Chollas View
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City Heights
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Clairemont (Clairemont Mesa)
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College Area
The College Area is a residential community in the Mid-City region of San Diego, California, United States. The College Area is dominated by San Diego State University (SDSU; once known as San Diego State College), after which the area is named. Se ...
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Del Cerro
Del Cerro (Spanish for "of the hill") is a hilly residential neighborhood of approximately 2,300 residents in the eastern part of San Diego, California. Del Cerro borders the communities of San Carlos, Allied Gardens, College Area, Grantville, a ...
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Del Mar Heights
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Del Mar Mesa
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Downtown
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Egger Highlands
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El Cerrito
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Emerald Hills
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Encanto
''Encanto'' is a 2021 American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 60th film produced by the studio, it was directed by Jared B ...
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Fairbanks Ranch Country Club
Fairbanks Ranch Country Club is a neighborhood and private golf club located in northern San Diego, California. The area is bordered by the unincorporated San Diego County communities of Rancho Santa Fe to the north and Fairbanks Ranch to the ea ...
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Golden Hill
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Grant Hill
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Grantville
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Harbor Island
Harbor Island is an artificial island in the mouth of the Duwamish River in Seattle, Washington, US, where it empties into Elliott Bay. Built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, it was completed in 1909 and was then the largest art ...
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Hillcrest
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Jamacha
Jamacha (pronounced: ) is a neighborhood in the Southeast San Diego, southeastern area of San Diego, California. It is generally bounded by the city of Lemon Grove, California, Lemon Grove to the north, Unincorporated area, unincorporated La Pre ...
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Kearny Mesa
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Kensington
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La Jolla
La Jolla ( , ) is a hilly, seaside neighborhood within the city of San Diego, California, United States, occupying of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The population reported in the 2010 census was 46,781.
La Jolla is surrounded on ...
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Lake Murray
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Liberty Station
Liberty Station is a mixed-use development in San Diego, California, on the site of the former Naval Training Center San Diego. It is located in the Point Loma community of San Diego. It has a waterfront location, on a boat channel off of San Diego ...
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Lincoln Park
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Linda Vista
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Logan Heights
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Lomita Village
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Middletown
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Midway
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Mira Mesa
Mira Mesa (Spanish language, Spanish for "Mesa, Table View") is a community and neighborhood in the city of San Diego, California. The city-recognized Mira Mesa Community Plan Area is roughly bounded by Interstate 15 on the east, Interstate 805 o ...
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Miramar
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Miramar Ranch North
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Mission Bay Park
Mission Bay is a human-made saltwater bay located south of the Pacific Beach community of San Diego, California created from approximately of historical wetland, marsh, and saltwater bay habitat. The bay is part of the recreational Mission Bay ...
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Mission Beach
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Mission Hills
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Mission Valley
Mission Valley is a wide river valley trending east–west in San Diego, California, United States, through which the San Diego River flows to the Pacific Ocean. For planning purposes the city of San Diego divides it into two neighborhoods: Miss ...
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Morena
Morena is the headquarter city of Morena district, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is governed by a municipality corporation. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Chambal division. It is from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
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Mount Hope
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Mountain View
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Nestor
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Normal Heights
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North Park
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O'Farrell (South Encanto)
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Oak Park
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Ocean Beach
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Ocean View Hills
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Old Town
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Otay Mesa
Otay Mesa ( ) is a community in the southern section of the city of San Diego, just north of the U.S.–Mexico border.
It is bordered by the Otay River Valley and the city of Chula Vista on the north; Interstate 805 and the neighborhoods of Oc ...
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Otay Mesa West
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Pacific Beach
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Pacific Highlands Ranch
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Palm City
Palm City is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 25,883 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Palm City is i ...
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Paradise Hills
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Point Loma
Point Loma (Spanish: ''Punta de la Loma'', meaning "Hill Point"; Kumeyaay: ''Amat Kunyily'', meaning "Black Earth") is a seaside community within the city of San Diego, California. Geographically it is a hilly peninsula that is bordered on the w ...
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Rancho Bernardo
Rancho Bernardo is a master-planned community in the northern hills of the city of San Diego, California.
Geography
The topography of Rancho Bernardo consists of canyons and rolling hills that have large bedrock outcroppings. The major floral bio ...
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Rancho Encantada (Stonebridge)
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Rancho Peñasquitos
Rancho or Ranchos may refer to:
Settlements and communities
*Rancho, Aruba, former fishing village and neighbourhood of Oranjestad
*Ranchos of California, 19th century land grants in Alta California
**List of California Ranchos
*Ranchos, Buenos Ai ...
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Redwood Village
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Rolando
Rolando may refer to:
Entertainment
*'' Rolando'', a 2008 puzzle-adventure video game
*'' Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid'', a 2009 puzzle-adventure video game
*"Rolando", a song by Roland Kirk from the album ''Domino''
People
*Rolando (gi ...
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Rolando Park
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Rolando Village
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Sabre Springs
Sabre Springs is a community in San Diego, California, located in the northeastern part of the city. It is bounded by the city limits of Poway on the east, Ted Williams Parkway on the north, Interstate 15 on the west, and the community of Mira ...
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San Carlos
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San Pasqual Valley
San Pasqual Valley, historically spelt as San Pascual (Spanish for " Saint Paschal"), is the northernmost community of the city of San Diego. It is named for the Kumeyaay village of San Pasqual that was once located there. It is bordered on the ...
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San Ysidro
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Scripps Ranch
Scripps Ranch is a community of San Diego, California in the northeastern part of that city. Its ZIP code is 92131. It is located east of Interstate 15, north of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and south of Poway.
Scripps Ranch is a coastal/i ...
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Serra Mesa
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Shelltown
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Shelter Island
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Sherman Heights
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Skyline
A skyline is the outline or shape viewed near the horizon. It can be created by a city’s overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the land.
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Sorrento Valley
Sorrento Valley is a neighborhood of San Diego, California. It is located about 17 mi (27 km) north of Downtown San Diego and its main airport, Lindbergh Field. It is roughly bounded by Interstate 5 and Interstate 805, Camino Santa Fe t ...
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South Park
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Southcrest
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Stockton
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Sunset Cliffs
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Talmadge
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Tierrasanta
Tierrasanta, Spanish for "holy land," or "holy ground", is a community within the city of San Diego, California. The symbol of Tierrasanta is an encircled Conquistador cross, similar to one atop Montserrat (mountain) near Barcelona, Spain, though ...
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Tijuana River Valley The Tijuana River Valley is a rural community in the southern section of San Diego, California. It neighbors Imperial Beach to the north and west, Egger Highlands and Nestor to the north, San Ysidro to the east, and the U.S.-Mexico border to the ...
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Torrey Highlands
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Torrey Hills
Torrey Hills is a community of located in northern San Diego, California, United States. Torrey Hills is a part of District 1 which is represented by Councilmember Joe LaCava on the San Diego City Council.
Geography
Torrey Hills is bordered to ...
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Torrey Pines
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University City
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University Heights
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Valencia Park
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Via de la Valle
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Webster
By city council district
Northwestern (District 1)
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Carmel Valley
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Del Mar Heights
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Del Mar Mesa
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Fairbanks Ranch Country Club
Fairbanks Ranch Country Club is a neighborhood and private golf club located in northern San Diego, California. The area is bordered by the unincorporated San Diego County communities of Rancho Santa Fe to the north and Fairbanks Ranch to the ea ...
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La Jolla
La Jolla ( , ) is a hilly, seaside neighborhood within the city of San Diego, California, United States, occupying of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The population reported in the 2010 census was 46,781.
La Jolla is surrounded on ...
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Pacific Beach
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Pacific Highlands Ranch
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Torrey Hills
Torrey Hills is a community of located in northern San Diego, California, United States. Torrey Hills is a part of District 1 which is represented by Councilmember Joe LaCava on the San Diego City Council.
Geography
Torrey Hills is bordered to ...
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Torrey Pines
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Via de la Valle
Western (District 2)
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Bay Ho
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Bay Park
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Harbor Island
Harbor Island is an artificial island in the mouth of the Duwamish River in Seattle, Washington, US, where it empties into Elliott Bay. Built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, it was completed in 1909 and was then the largest art ...
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Liberty Station
Liberty Station is a mixed-use development in San Diego, California, on the site of the former Naval Training Center San Diego. It is located in the Point Loma community of San Diego. It has a waterfront location, on a boat channel off of San Diego ...
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Midway
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Mission Bay Park
Mission Bay is a human-made saltwater bay located south of the Pacific Beach community of San Diego, California created from approximately of historical wetland, marsh, and saltwater bay habitat. The bay is part of the recreational Mission Bay ...
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Mission Beach
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Morena
Morena is the headquarter city of Morena district, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is governed by a municipality corporation. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Chambal division. It is from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
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Ocean Beach
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Point Loma
Point Loma (Spanish: ''Punta de la Loma'', meaning "Hill Point"; Kumeyaay: ''Amat Kunyily'', meaning "Black Earth") is a seaside community within the city of San Diego, California. Geographically it is a hilly peninsula that is bordered on the w ...
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Shelter Island
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Sunset Cliffs
Central (District 3)
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Balboa Park
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Bankers Hill
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Downtown
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Golden Hill
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Hillcrest
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Middletown
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Mission Hills
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Mission Valley West
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Normal Heights
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North Park
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Old Town
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South Park
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University Heights
Southeastern (District 4)
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Alta Vista
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Bay Terraces
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Broadway Heights
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Chollas View
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Emerald Hills
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Encanto
''Encanto'' is a 2021 American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 60th film produced by the studio, it was directed by Jared B ...
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Jamacha
Jamacha (pronounced: ) is a neighborhood in the Southeast San Diego, southeastern area of San Diego, California. It is generally bounded by the city of Lemon Grove, California, Lemon Grove to the north, Unincorporated area, unincorporated La Pre ...
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Lincoln Park
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Lomita Village
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Mountain View
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O'Farrell (South Encanto)
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Oak Park
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Paradise Hills
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Redwood Village
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Ridgeview
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Rolando Park
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Valencia Park
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Webster
Northeastern (District 5)
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Black Mountain Ranch
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Carmel Mountain
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Miramar Ranch North
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Rancho Bernardo
Rancho Bernardo is a master-planned community in the northern hills of the city of San Diego, California.
Geography
The topography of Rancho Bernardo consists of canyons and rolling hills that have large bedrock outcroppings. The major floral bio ...
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Rancho Encantada (Stonebridge)
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Rancho Peñasquitos
Rancho or Ranchos may refer to:
Settlements and communities
*Rancho, Aruba, former fishing village and neighbourhood of Oranjestad
*Ranchos of California, 19th century land grants in Alta California
**List of California Ranchos
*Ranchos, Buenos Ai ...
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Sabre Springs
Sabre Springs is a community in San Diego, California, located in the northeastern part of the city. It is bounded by the city limits of Poway on the east, Ted Williams Parkway on the north, Interstate 15 on the west, and the community of Mira ...
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San Pasqual Valley
San Pasqual Valley, historically spelt as San Pascual (Spanish for " Saint Paschal"), is the northernmost community of the city of San Diego. It is named for the Kumeyaay village of San Pasqual that was once located there. It is bordered on the ...
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Scripps Ranch
Scripps Ranch is a community of San Diego, California in the northeastern part of that city. Its ZIP code is 92131. It is located east of Interstate 15, north of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and south of Poway.
Scripps Ranch is a coastal/i ...
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Torrey Highlands
Northern (District 6)
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Clairemont
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Kearny Mesa
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Mira Mesa
Mira Mesa (Spanish language, Spanish for "Mesa, Table View") is a community and neighborhood in the city of San Diego, California. The city-recognized Mira Mesa Community Plan Area is roughly bounded by Interstate 15 on the east, Interstate 805 o ...
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Miramar
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Sorrento Valley
Sorrento Valley is a neighborhood of San Diego, California. It is located about 17 mi (27 km) north of Downtown San Diego and its main airport, Lindbergh Field. It is roughly bounded by Interstate 5 and Interstate 805, Camino Santa Fe t ...
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University City
Eastern (District 7)
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Allied Gardens Allied Gardens is a residential neighborhood in the eastern Navajo community of San Diego, California. It neighbors San Carlos to the east, Del Cerro to the south, the College Area to the southeast and Grantville to the southwest.
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Birdland
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Del Cerro
Del Cerro (Spanish for "of the hill") is a hilly residential neighborhood of approximately 2,300 residents in the eastern part of San Diego, California. Del Cerro borders the communities of San Carlos, Allied Gardens, College Area, Grantville, a ...
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Grantville
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Lake Murray
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Linda Vista
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Mission Valley East
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San Carlos
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Serra Mesa
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Tierrasanta
Tierrasanta, Spanish for "holy land," or "holy ground", is a community within the city of San Diego, California. The symbol of Tierrasanta is an encircled Conquistador cross, similar to one atop Montserrat (mountain) near Barcelona, Spain, though ...
Southern & South (District 8)
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Barrio Logan
Barrio Logan is a neighborhood in south central San Diego, California. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of East Village and Logan Heights to the north, Shelltown and Southcrest to the east, San Diego Bay to the southwest, and National Cit ...
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Grant Hill
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Logan Heights
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Shelltown
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Sherman Heights
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Southcrest
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Egger Highlands
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Nestor
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Ocean View Hills
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Otay Mesa
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Otay Mesa West
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Palm City
Palm City is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 25,883 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Palm City is i ...
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San Ysidro
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Tijuana River Valley The Tijuana River Valley is a rural community in the southern section of San Diego, California. It neighbors Imperial Beach to the north and west, Egger Highlands and Nestor to the north, San Ysidro to the east, and the U.S.-Mexico border to the ...
Mid-City (District 9)
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City Heights
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College Area
The College Area is a residential community in the Mid-City region of San Diego, California, United States. The College Area is dominated by San Diego State University (SDSU; once known as San Diego State College), after which the area is named. Se ...
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El Cerrito
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Kensington
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Mount Hope
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Rolando Village
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Stockton
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Talmadge
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References
External links
SanDiego.org: San Diego Neighborhood Guide
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San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United State ...
communities
Geography of San Diego