Welcome to Santee ...

The city of Santee is located in San Diego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Santee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

The city was incorporated December 1, 1980.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Santee has a population of 57,932 people<2> (see below for details).

Santee is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Santee: (619)

Websites for Santee ...

Official Website: www.ci.santee.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Santee had an population of 57,932 people. This is an increase of 8.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Santee had a population of 53,413 people. This makes Santee the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Santee represents 0.14% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 158th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 53,413 people, the population of Santee has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 52,975 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Santee.

Communities Also Named Santee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Santee - they are located in Mississippi (2), Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Santee ...

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

• San Diego
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Chula Vista
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula Vista
  • Chula Vista is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula Vista <4>
• National City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
  • National City is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <4>
• Poway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
  • Poway is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <4>
• Imperial Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Lemon Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Coronado
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Solana Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana Beach
  • Solana Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solana Beach <4>
• Del Mar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Mar
  • Del Mar is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Mar <4>
• Glenview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Glenview 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 Santee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Santee. 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 Santee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Santee. See our Newspapers Page for Santee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santee ...

Looking for more information about Santee? 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 Santee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Santee.

Adding Santee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Santee 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 Santee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Santee post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Santee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Santee: www.ci.santee.ca.us/

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

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