Encinitas, California

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The coastal city of Encinitas is located in San Diego County.

Encinitas was incorporated October 1, 1986.

The community of Encinitas is 60 feet [18.29 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Encinitas, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Encinitas had a population of 58,014 people^<2> (or 2.05% of the total population of San Diego County). The population of Encinitas represented 0.17% of the total of California, making it the state's 120th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Encinitas had a population of 60,372 people. This is an increase of 4.06% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Encinitas.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carlsbad	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	96,374	23.17% increase
	Del Mar	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	4,447	1.32% increase
	Escondido	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	137,103	2.65% increase
	Fairbanks Ranch	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Lake San Marcos	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Oceanside	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	169,684	5.37% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Encinitas.

Website for Encinitas

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The Commemorative Quarter for California<4>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning 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) Encinitas. 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.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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