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Rancho San Diego
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Total population
21,272
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Extreme Heat Warning · SevereExtreme Heat Warning issued October 1 at 1:12PM PDT until October 8 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
Rancho San Diego, a census-designated community in California, United States, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Around 21,272 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Coordinates of 32.762°, -116.920° situate Rancho San Diego in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,123 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. At 945 people per km², the census-designated community shows an average residential density. Total area is recorded as about 22.5 km². The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Rancho San Diego, CA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves40,886
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves37,887
- Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves36,790
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves34,141
- Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827) · Aves31,849
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves31,379
- California TowheeMelozone crissalis (Vigors, 1839) · Aves31,216
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves25,237
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.08 — 2026-10-0120 km ESE of Anza, CA
- M 2.63 — 2026-09-239 km WNW of Anza, CA
- M 2.91 — 2026-08-3122 km SSW of La Quinta, CA
- M 3.06 — 2026-08-2512 km WSW of Salton City, CA
- M 3.64 — 2026-08-1914 km N of Warner Springs, CA
- M 2.63 — 2026-08-1328 km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here













People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Rancho San Diego





Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library