San Diego

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San Diego

Total population

1,404,461

Median home value

$980,700

53.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$111,032

San Diego$111k

National$74k

Air quality index

30Good

Elevation128 m

Weather70°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates32.81°, -117.14°

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

Overview

San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. and second-most populous city in California with a population of over 1.4 million, while the San Diego metropolitan area with over 3.3 million residents is the 18th-largest metropolitan area in the country. San Diego is the county seat of San Diego County. It is known for its mild Mediterranean climate, extensive beaches and parks, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a wireless, electronics, healthcare, and biotechnology development center.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for San Diego, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

G

George Millay

American businessman (1929–2006)

Megan Coleman

South African model

E

Eric Abrams

American football placekicker

P

Peter B. Levy

historian

A

Ambrose Schindler

American football player, coach, and official (1917–2018)

Charles Francis Walsh

American aviator (1877–1912)

M

Melanie Benn

American Paralympic swimmer

I

Ian Mai

American soccer player

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

Nearby places in California

• Casa de Oro-Mount Helix
  10.3 mi away
• Coronado
  10.9 mi away · pop. 20,192
• Bostonia
  11.2 mi away
• Eucalyptus Hills
  12.1 mi away
• Bonita
  12.4 mi away
• Del Mar
  12.6 mi away
• Fairbanks Ranch
  12.6 mi away
• Crest
  15.6 mi away
• Del Dios
  18 mi away
• Elfin Forest
  18.6 mi away
• Descanso
  29.7 mi away
• Bonsall
  31.9 mi away

Browse all places in California →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about San Diego

Three-dimensional imaging

1982

Proceedings of POWERCON 7

National Solid-State Power Conversion Conference (7th 1980) San Diego, Calif.) · 1980

San Diego

Iris Wilson Engstrand · 1980

The port of San Diego, California

United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors · 1947

A comprehensive city plan for San Diego, California

Nolen, John · 1926

Liquid crystals

Iam-Choon Khoo · 1997

Medical Imaging 2014

Stephen Ronald Aylward · 2014

Family History Research in San Diego, California

Barbara Palmer · 2007

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• MTZ/SDU/TUSIL Wildfire, San Diego, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-19 · 45 mi
• VERONA Wildfire, Riverside, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-19 · 66 mi
• SHORE Wildfire, Riverside, California
  Wildfires · 2026-06-15 · 80 mi
• BAIN Wildfire, Riverside, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-19 · 83 mi
• SANDY Wildfire, Ventura, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-18 · 136 mi
• NEURALIA Wildfire, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-13 · 174 mi
• Santa Rosa Island Wildfire, Santa Barbara, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-15 · 187 mi
• WYLY Wildfire, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-06-13 · 190 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Coyote

Canis latrans

Seen 2026-06-27

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Seen 2026-06-27

Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

Seen 2026-06-27

southern coastal bushmallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

Seen 2026-06-27

white sage

Salvia apiana

Seen 2026-06-27

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Seen 2026-06-27

Buffalo Gourd

Cucurbita foetidissima

Seen 2026-06-27

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Seen 2026-06-27

Striped Shore Crab

Pachygrapsus crassipes

Seen 2026-06-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-06-28 05:00 UTC.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of San Diego, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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