Vista, California | |
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![]() Vista Gateway Arch at S Santa Fe Ave and Main St near downtown | |
Motto: America's Climatic Wonderland | |
![]() Location of Vista within San Diego County, California | |
![]() Vista city street map, California | |
Coordinates: 33°11′37″N 117°14′28″W / 33.19361°N 117.24111°W | |
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Incorporated | January 28, 1963[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | John Franklin[2] |
• City council[2] | Corinna Contreras, Deputy Mayor Joe Green Katie Melendez Daniel O'Donnell |
• City Manager | John Conley[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 18.75 sq mi (48.56 km2) |
• Land | 18.75 sq mi (48.56 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 325 ft (99 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 98,381 |
• Rank | 76th in California 307th in the United States |
• Density | 5,200/sq mi (2,000/km2) |
Demonym | Vistan[6] |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 92081, 92083–92085 |
Area codes | 442/760 |
FIPS code | 06-82996 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1661645, 2412161 |
Flower | California Lilac[7] |
Bird | Anna's hummingbird[7] |
Tree | Kentia Palm[7] |
Website | www |
Vista (/ˈvɪstə/; Spanish for "view") is a city in San Diego County, California. Vista is a medium-sized city within the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 Census, Vista had a population of 98,381. Current data estimates a 2023 population of 99,835.[8] Vista's sphere of influence also includes portions of unincorporated San Diego County to the north and east, with a county island in the central west.[9] Located just 7 mi (11 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean, it has a Mediterranean climate.
Much of Vista's current territory was once part the Mexican land grants Rancho Buena Vista and Rancho Guajome. A post office was established on October 9, 1882,[10] and Vista was incorporated as a city on January 28, 1963, later becoming a charter city on June 13, 2007.