Elfin Forest

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Elfin Forest is an unincorporated foothill residential community and census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Elfin Forest had a population of 600. The community is located southwest of Escondido and according to the USGS it is located in the Escondido ZIP code of 92029. It borders the rural, unincorporated town of Harmony Grove to the northeast, San Marcos to the north and west, Olivenhain to the southwest, and Rancho Santa Fe to the south.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Elfin Forest, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

Chase Budinger

American basketball and beach volleyball player

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Liliana Mumy

American actress

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Sian Welch

American triathlete

John Fairchild

American basketball player (born 1943)

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Aaron Goldberg

American professional golfer

Bobby Beathard

American football executive (1937–2023)

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Brandon Miller

American NASCAR driver

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Cole Liniak

American baseball player

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Erik Sullivan

American volleyball player

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George Johnson

American baseball player, born 1890

Nyomi Marcela

American pornographic actress

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Jamie Lovemark

professional golfer

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Joe Barton

American soccer player

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Jon Hess

American mixed martial arts fighter

Kenny Stills

American football player (born 1992)

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Ronald DeWolf

American critic of Scientology

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Harmony Grove
  2.7 mi away · pop. 2,585
• Del Mar
  9.4 mi away
• Fallbrook
  20.4 mi away · pop. 32,112
• Pala
  20.5 mi away
• Bostonia
  22.7 mi away · pop. 16,765
• Bonita
  29.9 mi away · pop. 12,652
• Jamul
  30.7 mi away · pop. 6,574
• Descanso
  35.1 mi away · pop. 1,590
• Dana Point
  40.4 mi away · pop. 32,790
• Pine Valley
  42.1 mi away
• Coto de Caza
  42.8 mi away
• Las Flores
  43.2 mi away · pop. 5,513

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Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).