Carlsbad, California

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is San Diego. It is located about 22 miles [35 km] to the southeast of Carlsbad and has a population of 1,223,400 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Chula Vista. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the southeast of Carlsbad and has a population of 173,556 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	El Cajon	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	92,718	2.27% decrease
	Encinitas	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	60,372	4.06% increase
	Escondido	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	137,103	2.65% increase
	Hemet	N	45 mi [72.4 km]	70,991	20.71% increase
	Irvine	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	207,500	45.03% increase
	La Mesa	SE	28 mi [45.06 km]	54,673	0.14% decrease
	Laguna Niguel	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	64,469	4.17% increase
	Lake Forest	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	75,566	28.72% increase
	Mission Viejo	NW	39 mi [62.8 km]	94,461	1.46% increase
	National City	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	58,680	8.15% increase
	Newport Beach	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	79,661	13.75% increase
	Oceanside	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	169,684	5.37% increase
	San Marcos	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	79,114	43.9% increase
	Temecula	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	97,100	68.24% increase
	Vista	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	91,144	1.43% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bonsall	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Clairemont	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Del Mar	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	4,447	1.32% increase
	Fairbanks Ranch	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Fallbrook	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Hidden Meadows	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Lake San Marcos	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Lawrence Welk Resort Village	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Poway	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	48,858	1.69% increase
	Rainbow Canyon Village	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
	Rainbow	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Rancho Santa Fe	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Solana Beach	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	12,825	1.19% decrease
	University City	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Valley Center	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	---

San Diego County

Carlsbad is located in San Diego County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Diego: Imperial, Orange and Riverside.

Other nearby counties: Orange County is located northwest of Carlsbad; Riverside County is to the northeast.

The Commemorative Quarter for California<3>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Carlsbad. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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