Welcome to Chula Vista ...

The coastal city of Chula Vista is located in San Diego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chula Vista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

The city was incorporated November 28, 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chula Vista has a population of 270,832 people<2> (see below for details).

Chula Vista is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Chula Vista lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Chula Vista lies within the (619) area code.

The ZIP codes for Chula Vista: 91909-91915, 91921<4>

Websites for Chula Vista ...

Official Website: www.ci.chula-vista.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chula Vista had an population of 270,832 people. This is an increase of 11.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 56.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chula Vista had a population of 243,916 people (or 7.88% of the total population of San Diego County). This makes Chula Vista the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Chula Vista represents 0.65% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 243,916 people, the population of Chula Vista increased 40.54% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 173,556 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Chula Vista.

Communities Also Named Chula Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Chula Vista - they are located in Colorado, Florida and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chula Vista.

Communities near Chula Vista ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chula Vista.

• San Diego
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
  • San Diego is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <5>
• El Cajon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cajon
  • El Cajon is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Cajon <5>
• La Mesa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mesa
  • La Mesa is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Mesa <5>
• Santee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
  • Santee is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <5>
• Lemon Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Grove
  • Lemon Grove is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Grove <5>
• Coronado
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado
  • Coronado is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coronado <5>
• Imperial Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Beach
  • Imperial Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial Beach <5>
• South Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Crest
  • South Crest is located in San Diego County
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
• Cockatoo Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockatoo Grove
  • Cockatoo Grove is located in San Diego County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chula Vista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chula Vista.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chula Vista. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chula Vista.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chula Vista. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Chula Vista.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chula Vista ...

Looking for more information about Chula Vista? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Chula Vista, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chula Vista.

Adding Chula Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chula Vista in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chula Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chula Vista post office opened in 1890.

We also found Chula Vista in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chula Vista.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chula Vista: www.ci.chula-vista.ca.us/

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/