Date of Incorporation:

October 1, 1986

Elevation:

92 feet at 2nd Street

Area of City:

19.4 sq. miles

Climate:

Temperature seldom falls below 40° or exceeds 85°. Average annual high temperature is 72 degrees. Yearly rainfall is 9-11 inches.

Public Streets:

163 miles

Communities:

Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Leucadia, New Encinitas, Old Encinitas, Olivenhain

Location:

Coastal City situated along six miles of rugged coastline, 25 miles north of San Diego, 95 miles south of Los Angeles

Number of Housing Units:

As of January 2000: 23,577
Projected by year 2005: 25,227

Population:

As of April 2000: 58,014

Form of Government:

General Law City, Council/Manager