El Cajon, California
El Cajon, California
El Cajón | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "The Valley of Opportunity" | |
Location of El Cajon in San Diego County, California | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′54″N 116°57′36″W / 32.79833°N 116.96000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Diego |
| Incorporated | November 12, 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bill Wells |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.51 sq mi (37.58 km2) |
| • Land | 14.51 sq mi (37.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 433 ft (132 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 106,215 |
| • Rank | 70th in California 326th in the United States |
| • Density | 7,300/sq mi (2,800/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92019–92022, 92090 |
| Area code | 619 |
| FIPS code | 06-21712 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652701, 2410406 |
| Website | www |
El Cajon (/ɛl kəˈhoʊn/ el kə-HOHN, Latin American Spanish: [el kaˈxon]; Spanish: El Cajón, lit. 'the box') is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, 17 mi (27 km) east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was named for the box-like shape of the valley that surrounds the city, and the origin of the city's common nickname "the Box".