North County CA A guide to
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LOCAL SCHOOLS Carson Preschool 6905 Kramer St San Diego (858) 397-6935
Playtime Preschool 478 Second Ave Chula Vista (619) 422-1831
St James Lutheran Church 866 Imperial Beach Blvd Imperial Beach (619) 424-6166
Del Mar Montessori School 13941 Durango Dr Del Mar (858) 481-1963
Ray Redding High School 1517 Highway 78 Julian (760) 765-0620
Valley Center Prep School 28751 Cole Grade Rd Valley Center (760) 751-5590
Julian District Office 1656 California 78 Julian (760) 765-0606
San Diego Neighborhood Hm Schl 22 W 35th St # 209 National City (619) 422-5216
Westminster Christian Prschl 1500 S Juniper St Escondido (760) 745-5711
Kinder Academy 2605 Alpine Blvd # 1 Alpine (619) 722-7393
San Diego Neighborhood Schools 3548 Seagate Way # 140 Oceanside (760) 295-5954
LA Jolla Learning Inst Inc 130 Woodward Ave Escondido (619) 298-2990
San Raphael Spanish Academy 11362 W San Raphael Driveway San Diego (858) 793-1553
Mt Erie Baptist Preschool 530 S 47th St San Diego (619) 262-6069
Santee Alternative Home School 10250 N Magnolia Ave Santee (619) 956-2490
North County Sch Of The Arts 287 Countryhaven Rd Encinitas (760) 633-3893
Seventh-Day Adventist School 1640 E Madison Ave El Cajon (619) 442-6544
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Our County
INFO, HISTORY, & DEMOGRAPHICS North County is a region in the northern area of San Diego County, California. It is the second-most populous region in the county (after San Diego), with an estimated population of 826,985. North County is well known for its affluence, especially in Oceanside, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, and Solana Beach, where house prices range, on average, above one million dollars. Beach culture is very prominent in the area, and many of the region’s beaches and lagoons are protected areas to help ensure the environment remains pristine. History The name dates to at least the 1970s, when many of the communities in the area were yet to become incorporated cities and local community decisions were made 40 miles away at the county seat. The North County section of San Diego County has historically been the most expensive region of San Diego, with such affluent neighborhoods as Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Carlsbad, Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Encinitas, Olivenhain, Rancho Santa Fe, and Solana Beach. In modern times, North County continues to grow as a highly influential region of Greater San Diego. The top twenty-five employers
in San Diego County are closer to the North County city of Carlsbad than San Diego proper. Geography North County is commonly divided into coastal and inland regions, with coastal cities being Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, Encinitas, Del Mar, and Solana Beach, and inland cities being Escondido, Fallbrook, San Marcos, Poway, Valley Center, Ramona. Some consider communities in the northern parts of the city of San Diego like Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Penasquitos as North County as well. Both coastal and inland North County contain two types of topography. In North County Coastal, the land is generally flat with low rolling hills. The beaches are sandy with occasional tidepools and rocky reefs. In some cases the coast is dominated by bluff type geography, where the land meeting the ocean sharply drops into the sea with a short beach. In some cases, such as in Encinitas, a whole city is bisected by a coastal foothill ridge. The foothills of mountains soon become visible as one travels further inland and encounters the rocky peaks of North County Inland. Such peaks include San Marcos Mountain, Palomar Mountain, Twin Peaks in Poway, Mount Woodson in Ramona, and Iron Mountain in unincorporated territory between the two cities. The
coastal area also becomes more rugged to the north, where the Santa Margarita Mountains dominate the area within the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Rivers and creeks that flow west from the mountains farther inland mostly end up draining into the region’s four main lagoons. Throughout their course these rivers are interrupted by many lakes and reservoirs which support an array of native species. Definitions vary, but almost always include the communities and cities along Interstate 5 north of Carmel Valley Road, and Interstate 15 north of Lake Hodges. For both geographic and political reasons, opinions differ as to whether to include the northern communities within the city limits of San Diego (such as La Jolla, Rancho Bernardo, or Scripps Ranch), or close-in communities and cities such as Solana Beach, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Aviara, Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch etc. Spanning 125,000 acres (506 km2) in the northwestern corner of the county, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton forms a large buffer separating the coastal populated areas of North County from neighboring Orange County, preventing the creation of a coastal megalopolis stretching from Santa Monica to Imperial Beach North County is considered wealthier and more socially conservative than
other parts of the metropolitan area such as South Bay. It is the secondlargest region of the San Diego metropolitan area. There are 325,995 people residing in the San Diego city region of North County alone. In North County, White-collar jobs outnumber blue-collar jobs at a ratio of 3:1. More people have Bachelor of Arts degrees than associate’s degrees at a ratio of 2:1. More people are married than single by 2:1. Statistics compiled by the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reveal that coastal North County is 59% white, 18% Hispanic and 6% Asian, with blacks and people of other races less than 5%. Inland North County has roughly the same racial makeup, except that 9% are Asian. 19% of coastal North County residents make more than $100,000 per year, and 44% make less than $45,000, with the rest in the medium income range. Inland North County income stats are largely the same, except that only 42% make less an $45,000.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps. It is located on the Southern California coast, in San Diego County, and bordered by
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside to the south, Cleveland National Forest, Orange and Riverside counties to the north, and Fallbrook to the east. The base was established in 1942 to train U.S. Marines for service in World War II. By October 1944, Camp Pendleton was declared a “permanent installation” and by 1946, it became the home of the 1st Marine Division. It was named after Major General Joseph Henry Pendleton (1860– 1942), who had long advocated setting up a training base for the Marine Corps on the west coast. Today it is the home to myriad Operating Force units including the I Marine Expeditionary Force and various training commands.
Children’s Primary Care Med 3880 Murphy Canyon Rd # 200 San Diego (858) 636-4300
North County Health Svc 150 Valpreda Rd San Marcos (760) 736-6700
Tricare Outpatient Clinic 644 Naples St Chula Vista (619) 585-0099
Emergency Department 7901 Frost St San Diego (858) 939-3411
Regents Of The University-CA 200 W Arbor Dr San Diego (619) 543-6194
University Of CA San Diego 9450 Gilman Dr La Jolla (858) 534-2230
Graybiill Medical Group 840 Townsite Dr Vista (760) 630-2422
Scripps Coastal Medical Ctr 130 Cedar Rd # 102 Vista (760) 806-5487
US Navy Med Ctr-Orthopedics 34800 Bob Wilson Dr # 112 San Diego (619) 532-8427
Health South Rehab Ctr 4033 3rd Ave # 106 San Diego (619) 497-2888
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Grp 525 Third Ave # 2 Chula Vista (619) 420-7120
Linda Vista Health Care Ctr 4305 University Ave # 150 San Diego (858) 279-0925
Stat Radiology Medical Corp 13280 Evening Creek Dr S # 110 San Diego (858) 546-3800
Mercy Hospital-Emergency Room 4077 5th Ave San Diego (619) 260-7000
Tri City Orthopedic Surgery 1958 Via Ctr Vista (760) 477-1350
Barona Tribal Enforcement Lakeside (619) 443-8830
El Cajon Police-Detectives El Cajon (619) 579-3321
Chula Vista Police DeptDrugs Chula Vista (619) 691-5054
LA Mesa Police-Retired Senior La Mesa (619) 667-1342
Chula Vista Police-Juvenile Chula Vista (619) 691-5124
National City Police-Invstgtns National City (619) 336-4460
El Cajon Police-Criminal Rcrds El Cajon (619) 579-3365
San Diego Police Dept San Diego (619) 531-2383 San Diego Police Dept San Diego (619) 531-1590
Alpine Fire Protection Dist Alpine (619) 445-2635
City Of Santee Fire Station 5 Santee (619) 258-4120
Borrego Spring Firefighters Borrego Springs (760) 767-5436
Del Mar Fire Dept Del Mar (858) 755-1521
Borrego Springs Fire Protctn Borrego Springs (760) 767-5436
Fire Department Administration Encinitas (760) 633-2800
Campo Resrvtn Fire Prtcn Dst Campo (619) 478-2371
Fire Prevention Encinitas (760) 633-2820
Carlsbad Fire Dept Carlsbad (760) 931-2141
Heartland Fire Communications El Cajon (619) 441-1621