Oceanside, California

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

Oceanside was incorporated July 3, 1888.

The community of Oceanside is 90 feet [27.43 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Oceanside can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Oceanside had a population of 161,029 people^<2> (or 5.7% of the total population of San Diego County). The population of Oceanside represented 0.48% of the total of California, making it the state's 22nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Oceanside had a population of 169,684 people. This is an increase of 5.37% 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 Oceanside.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bonsall	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Carlsbad	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	96,374	23.17% increase
	Del Mar	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	4,447	1.32% increase
	Encinitas	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	60,372	4.06% increase
	Escondido	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	137,103	2.65% increase
	Lake San Marcos	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---

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

Websites for Oceanside

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The Commemorative Quarter for California<4>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be 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) Oceanside. 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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