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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/North_County_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="North County (disambiguation)">North County (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Region of the San Diego Metro Area in California</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1043192559">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement{width:23em;border-collapse:collapse;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement td,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement th{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0.4em 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-label,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-below{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0.4em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-label{border:0;padding:0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-top:0;border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">North County</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Region_of_the_San_Diego_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Region of the San Diego metropolitan area">Region of the San Diego Metro Area</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oceansidepier.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Oceanside Pier in North County"><img alt="Oceanside Pier in North County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Oceansidepier.jpg/250px-Oceansidepier.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Oceansidepier.jpg/375px-Oceansidepier.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Oceansidepier.jpg/500px-Oceansidepier.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><a href="/wiki/Oceanside_Pier" title="Oceanside Pier">Oceanside Pier</a> in North County</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:North_County_San_Diego.png" class="mw-file-description" title="North County cities (blue and yellow) and census-designated places (pale blue and cream). Certain neighborhoods in northern San Diego may also be considered part of North County."><img alt="North County cities (blue and yellow) and census-designated places (pale blue and cream). Certain neighborhoods in northern San Diego may also be considered part of North County." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/North_County_San_Diego.png/250px-North_County_San_Diego.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/North_County_San_Diego.png/375px-North_County_San_Diego.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/North_County_San_Diego.png/500px-North_County_San_Diego.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1286" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">North County cities (blue and yellow) and census-designated places (pale blue and cream). Certain neighborhoods in northern San Diego may also be considered part of North County.</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/23px-Flag_of_California.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/35px-Flag_of_California.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/46px-Flag_of_California.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_California" title="List of counties in California">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_San_Diego_County%2C_California.png/23px-Flag_of_San_Diego_County%2C_California.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_San_Diego_County%2C_California.png/35px-Flag_of_San_Diego_County%2C_California.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_San_Diego_County%2C_California.png/46px-Flag_of_San_Diego_County%2C_California.png 2x" data-file-width="1381" data-file-height="875" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County,_California" title="San Diego County, California">San Diego</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">869,322</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>North County</b> is a region in the northern area of <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County,_California" title="San Diego County, California">San Diego County, California</a>. It is the second-most populous region in the county (after <a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a>), with an estimated population of 869,322. North County is well known for its <a href="/wiki/Affluence" class="mw-redirect" title="Affluence">affluence</a>, especially in <a href="/wiki/Encinitas,_California" title="Encinitas, California">Encinitas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlsbad,_California" title="Carlsbad, California">Carlsbad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Del_Mar,_California" title="Del Mar, California">Del Mar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rancho_Santa_Fe,_California" title="Rancho Santa Fe, California">Rancho Santa Fe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poway,_California" title="Poway, California"> Poway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Solana_Beach,_California" title="Solana Beach, California">Solana Beach</a>, where house prices range, on average, above $1,000,000.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cities along the <a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_78" title="California State Route 78">78 freeway</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oceanside,_California" title="Oceanside, California">Oceanside</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vista,_California" title="Vista, California">Vista</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Marcos,_California" title="San Marcos, California">San Marcos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Escondido,_California" title="Escondido, California">Escondido</a>) have more mixed incomes. </p><p>Beach culture is prominent in the area, and many of the region's beaches and lagoons are protected areas to help ensure the environment remains pristine, though there has been pressure from commercial entities to develop some of these areas.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name dates to at least the 1970s, when many of the communities in the area were yet to become <a href="/wiki/Incorporated_cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Incorporated cities">incorporated cities</a> and local community decisions were made 40 miles (64 km) 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 <a href="/wiki/Aviara,_Carlsbad,_California" title="Aviara, Carlsbad, California">Aviara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cardiff-by-the-Sea,_Encinitas,_California" title="Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, California">Cardiff-by-the-Sea</a>, Carlsbad, <a href="/wiki/Carmel_Valley,_San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Carmel Valley, San Diego, California">Carmel Valley</a>, Del Mar, Encinitas, La Costa, Leucadia, <a href="/wiki/Olivenhain,_Encinitas,_California" title="Olivenhain, Encinitas, California">Olivenhain</a>, Rancho Santa Fe, and Solana Beach.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In modern times, North County continues to grow as a highly influential region of Greater San Diego. The top 25 employers in San Diego County are closer to the North County city of Carlsbad than San Diego proper.<sup id="cite_ref-CPA_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CPA-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>North County is commonly divided into coastal and inland regions. The coastal region is almost entirely incorporated, consisting of the cities of <a href="/wiki/Oceanside,_California" title="Oceanside, California">Oceanside</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlsbad,_California" title="Carlsbad, California">Carlsbad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Encinitas" class="mw-redirect" title="Encinitas">Encinitas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solana_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Solana Beach">Solana Beach</a> and <a href="/wiki/Del_Mar,_California" title="Del Mar, California">Del Mar</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Camp_Pendleton_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Camp Pendleton South">Camp Pendleton South</a>. The inland region includes the cities of <a href="/wiki/Escondido,_California" title="Escondido, California">Escondido</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vista,_California" title="Vista, California">Vista</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Marcos,_California" title="San Marcos, California">San Marcos</a>, as well as numerous unincorporated areas. Semi-rural inland communities such as <a href="/wiki/Valley_Center,_California" title="Valley Center, California">Valley Center</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ramona,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramona, California">Ramona</a>, which have traditionally been primarily agricultural but now function increasingly as bedroom communities for the more populous areas to their south and west, are generally included within inland North County.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More remote inland communities like <a href="/wiki/Julian,_California" title="Julian, California">Julian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Borrego_Springs,_California" title="Borrego Springs, California">Borrego Springs</a> are generally not included. Some consider communities in the northern parts of the city of San Diego like <a href="/wiki/Rancho_Bernardo" class="mw-redirect" title="Rancho Bernardo">Rancho Bernardo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rancho_Pe%C3%B1asquitos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rancho Peñasquitos">Rancho Peñasquitos</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Carmel_Valley,_San_Diego" title="Carmel Valley, San Diego">Carmel Valley</a> to be part of North County as well. </p><p>Both coastal and inland North County contain two types of topography. In coastal areas of North County, the land is generally flat with low rolling hills. The beaches are sandy with occasional <a href="/wiki/Tidepool" class="mw-redirect" title="Tidepool">tidepools</a> and rocky reefs. In some cases, the coast is dominated by <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bluff#Etymology_2" class="extiw" title="wikt:bluff">bluff</a> 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 east and encounters the rocky peaks of inland North County. Such peaks include <a href="/wiki/Black_Mountain_Open_Space_Park" title="Black Mountain Open Space Park">Black Mountain</a>, San Marcos Mountain, <a href="/wiki/Palomar_Mountain" title="Palomar Mountain">Palomar Mountain</a>. The coastal area also becomes more rugged to the north, where the <a href="/wiki/Santa_Margarita_Mountains" title="Santa Margarita Mountains">Santa Margarita Mountains</a> dominate the area within the <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Pendleton" title="Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton">Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton</a>. </p><p>North San Diego County is known as one of the most geographically diverse places on earth<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, with bluffs, sandy beaches, canyons and rolling hills on the coast, humid inland valleys, rocky foothills, temperate mountains, rolling grassland and large lakes and rivers in the interior, and arid deserts, lush oases and sand dunes in the far east region. </p><p>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. </p><p>Spanning 125,000 acres (510 km<sup>2</sup>) 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 <a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_California" title="Orange County, California">Orange County</a>, preventing the creation of a complete coastal megalopolis stretching from <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica" class="mw-redirect" title="Santa Monica">Santa Monica</a> to <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial Beach">Imperial Beach</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ecology">Ecology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ecology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Banded_juvenile_California_Least_Tern.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Banded_juvenile_California_Least_Tern.jpg/200px-Banded_juvenile_California_Least_Tern.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Banded_juvenile_California_Least_Tern.jpg/300px-Banded_juvenile_California_Least_Tern.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Banded_juvenile_California_Least_Tern.jpg/400px-Banded_juvenile_California_Least_Tern.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3076" data-file-height="2215" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/California_least_tern" title="California least tern">California least tern</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The region has strong ties to its coastline and has made notable efforts to preserve many marine environments, including <a href="/wiki/Lagoon" title="Lagoon">lagoons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wetlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Wetlands">tidal wetlands</a>, many of those being the final few on the <a href="/wiki/South_Coast_(California)" title="South Coast (California)">South Coast</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lagoon_Foundation_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lagoon_Foundation-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike developments in many Orange County coastal cities, the lagoons and large areas of coast have not yet been so heavily developed. Major lagoons and inlets lining the coast from north to south include: Oceanside Harbor, <a href="/wiki/Buena_Vista_Lagoon" title="Buena Vista Lagoon">Buena Vista Lagoon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agua_Hedionda_Lagoon" title="Agua Hedionda Lagoon">Agua Hedionda Lagoon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Batiquitos_Lagoon" title="Batiquitos Lagoon">Batiquitos Lagoon</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Elijo_Lagoon" title="San Elijo Lagoon">San Elijo Lagoon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Los_Pe%C3%B1asquitos_Lagoon" title="Los Peñasquitos Lagoon">Los Peñasquitos Lagoon</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flora_and_fauna">Flora and fauna</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Flora and fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The lagoons provide valuable wetland habitat for many birds, reptiles, fish, and plant species. The waters off the coast are also very rich in species diversity, supporting large <a href="/wiki/Kelp_forest" title="Kelp forest">kelp forests</a> and rocky <a href="/wiki/Reef" title="Reef">reefs</a>. </p><p>Fish species included the <a href="/wiki/Tidewater_goby" class="mw-redirect" title="Tidewater goby">tidewater goby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Topsmelt" class="mw-redirect" title="Topsmelt">topsmelt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Striped_mullet" class="mw-redirect" title="Striped mullet">striped mullet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surfperch" title="Surfperch">surfperch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pacific_staghorn_sculpin" title="Pacific staghorn sculpin">Pacific staghorn sculpin</a>. <a href="/wiki/Leopard_shark" title="Leopard shark">Leopard sharks</a> forage near the lagoons, and their pups frequent the shallow rocky reefs off the coast. </p><p>Bird species included the <a href="/wiki/Great_blue_heron" title="Great blue heron">great blue heron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snowy_plover" title="Snowy plover">snowy plover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ridgway%27s_rail" title="Ridgway's rail">Ridgway's rail</a> and <a href="/wiki/Least_tern" title="Least tern">least tern</a>. The lagoons support various species of <a href="/wiki/Shorebirds" class="mw-redirect" title="Shorebirds">shorebirds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wading_birds" class="mw-redirect" title="Wading birds">wading birds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waterfowl" class="mw-redirect" title="Waterfowl">waterfowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bird_of_prey" title="Bird of prey">raptors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diving_birds" class="mw-redirect" title="Diving birds">diving birds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lagoon_Foundation_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lagoon_Foundation-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The number of bird species in the <a href="/wiki/San_Dieguito_River" title="San Dieguito River">San Dieguito</a> wetlands have tripled due to restoration projects by Del Mar.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Torrey Pine is also one of the most famous trees in the region. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Del-Mar-Race-Track.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Del-Mar-Race-Track.jpg/200px-Del-Mar-Race-Track.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Del-Mar-Race-Track.jpg/300px-Del-Mar-Race-Track.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Del-Mar-Race-Track.jpg/400px-Del-Mar-Race-Track.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1028" data-file-height="758" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Del_Mar,_California" title="Del Mar, California">Del Mar</a>, located on the coast immediately north of San Diego</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recreation">Recreation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>North County contains forty golf courses, including <a href="/wiki/Torrey_Pines_Golf_Course" title="Torrey Pines Golf Course">Torrey Pines</a>, which hosted the 2008 and 2021 <a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_(golf)" title="U.S. Open (golf)">U.S. Open</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-San_Diego's_North_County_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-San_Diego's_North_County-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> North County is also known for its beaches, which stretch about thirty miles from Del Mar to <a href="/wiki/San_Onofre_State_Beach" title="San Onofre State Beach">San Onofre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These beaches experience a large tourist influx from June to November. Symbolic of North County's <a href="/wiki/Surf_culture" title="Surf culture">surf culture</a> are the various statues proliferating the region including the <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Kook" title="Cardiff Kook">Cardiff Kook</a> in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. As surf culture is an integral part of North County, so is <a href="/wiki/Equestrianism" title="Equestrianism">equestrian</a> culture. Numerous equestrian centers, including the Del Mar Fairgrounds, Rancho Camino Equestrian Center, and San Diego Country Estates International Equestrian Center, are found in the region from Del Mar to <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Country_Estates" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego Country Estates">San Diego Country Estates</a>. </p><p>North County is home to Southern California's only <a href="/wiki/Star_(classification)" title="Star (classification)">five-star</a>, five-diamond and Michelin starred restaurants: Addison at The Grand Del Mar (three Michelin stars), and El Bizcocho at Rancho Bernardo Inn.<sup id="cite_ref-San_Diego's_North_County_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-San_Diego's_North_County-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fairs_and_shopping">Fairs and shopping</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Fairs and shopping"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Del_Mar_Fairgrounds" title="Del Mar Fairgrounds">Del Mar Fairgrounds</a> is home to <a href="/wiki/Del_Mar_Racetrack" class="mw-redirect" title="Del Mar Racetrack">one of the most famous racetracks</a> in the world and is the site of the annual <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County_Fair" title="San Diego County Fair">San Diego County Fair</a>. Shopping malls include the <a href="/wiki/North_County_Mall" title="North County Mall">North County Mall</a> in Escondido and <a href="/wiki/The_Shoppes_at_Carlsbad" title="The Shoppes at Carlsbad">the Shoppes at Carlsbad</a> in Carlsbad. The Cedros Design District in <a href="/wiki/Solana_Beach,_California" title="Solana Beach, California">Solana Beach</a> offers more than 85 shops, boutiques and galleries that specialize in antiques, handmade jewelry, unique artifacts, fine art, and more.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Famous beaches include <a href="/wiki/Moonlight_Beach" title="Moonlight Beach">Moonlight Beach</a> in Encinitas and the <a href="/wiki/Oceanside_Pier" title="Oceanside Pier">Oceanside Pier</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_the_media">In the media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: In the media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Locations in North County appear in popular television and films. <a href="/wiki/Camp_Pendleton" class="mw-redirect" title="Camp Pendleton">Camp Pendleton</a> is often featured in military-themed shows such as <i><a href="/wiki/NCIS:_Los_Angeles" title="NCIS: Los Angeles">NCIS: Los Angeles</a></i>, and is the setting of the first season of <i><a href="/wiki/Major_Dad" title="Major Dad">Major Dad</a></i>. The Del Mar Fair is also portrayed in shows such as <i><a href="/wiki/Entourage_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Entourage (U.S. TV series)">Entourage</a></i>. <i><a href="/wiki/Veronica_Mars" title="Veronica Mars">Veronica Mars</a></i> is set in a fictional city north of San Diego; much of the show was filmed in Oceanside. Other crime-related shows, such as <a href="/wiki/TNT_(U.S._TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="TNT (U.S. TV network)">TNT</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Animal_Kingdom_(TV_series)" title="Animal Kingdom (TV series)">Animal Kingdom</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/American_Vandal" title="American Vandal">American Vandal</a></i>, are filmed and set in Oceanside. For two seasons the Showtime comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Weeds_(TV_series)" title="Weeds (TV series)">Weeds</a></i> was set in the fictional San Diego suburb of Ren Mar, which is implied to be in North County. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory" title="The Big Bang Theory">The Big Bang Theory</a></i>, which is set in <a href="/wiki/Pasadena" class="mw-redirect" title="Pasadena">Pasadena</a>, features an episode ("<a href="/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory_(season_4)#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Big Bang Theory (season 4)">The Zarnecki Incursion</a>") where the main characters make a three-hour drive to Carlsbad to confront a <a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a> hacker. </p><p>A notable fictional character from North County is <a href="/wiki/Shock_jock" title="Shock jock">shock jock</a> Dave Rickards' "Aunt Edna", frequently featured on the popular <i><a href="/wiki/Dave,_Shelly,_and_Chainsaw" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave, Shelly, and Chainsaw">Dave, Shelly, and Chainsaw</a></i> radio program, which airs in the San Diego area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>North County is wealthier and more conservative than the city of San Diego and has traditionally leaned toward the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Republican Party">Republican Party</a>. In recent decades, however, like many highly-educated metropolitan regions throughout the United States, the region has shifted toward the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Democratic_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Democratic Party">Democratic Party</a> and political liberalism more generally. This shift has been most pronounced along the coast, while some inland communities continue to lean Republican, particularly more rural ones. </p><p>In North County, white-collar jobs outnumber blue-collar jobs at a ratio of 3:1. More people have <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> degrees than <a href="/wiki/Associate%27s_degrees" class="mw-redirect" title="Associate's degrees">associate's degrees</a> at a ratio of 2:1. More people are married than single by 2:1.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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%.<sup id="cite_ref-HHSA_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HHSA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Inland North County has roughly the same racial makeup, except that 9% are Asian.<sup id="cite_ref-HHSA_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HHSA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 than $45,000.<sup id="cite_ref-HHSA_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HHSA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oceanside_Beach_Panorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Oceanside_Beach_Panorama.jpg/200px-Oceanside_Beach_Panorama.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Oceanside_Beach_Panorama.jpg/300px-Oceanside_Beach_Panorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Oceanside_Beach_Panorama.jpg/400px-Oceanside_Beach_Panorama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2460" data-file-height="1641" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Oceanside,_California" title="Oceanside, California">Oceanside</a> is the most populous city in North County.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Grand01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Grand01.jpg/200px-Grand01.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Grand01.jpg/300px-Grand01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Grand01.jpg/400px-Grand01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="540" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Escondido,_California" title="Escondido, California">Escondido</a> is the most populous inland city in North County.</figcaption></figure> <p>The populations listed are from the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oceanside,_California" title="Oceanside, California">Oceanside</a> - 174,068</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Escondido,_California" title="Escondido, California">Escondido</a> - 151,038</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlsbad,_California" title="Carlsbad, California">Carlsbad</a> - 114,746</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vista,_California" title="Vista, California">Vista</a> - 98,381</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Marcos,_California" title="San Marcos, California">San Marcos</a> - 94,833</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Encinitas,_California" title="Encinitas, California">Encinitas</a> - 62,007</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poway,_California" title="Poway, California">Poway</a> - 48,841</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solana_Beach,_California" title="Solana Beach, California">Solana Beach</a> - 12,941</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Mar,_California" title="Del Mar, California">Del Mar</a> - 3,954</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Census-designated_places_(CDPs)"><span id="Census-designated_places_.28CDPs.29"></span>Census-designated places (CDPs)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Census-designated places (CDPs)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fallbrook,_California" title="Fallbrook, California">Fallbrook</a> - 32,267</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Pendleton_South,_California" title="Camp Pendleton South, California">Camp Pendleton South</a> - 12,468</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Country_Estates,_California" title="San Diego Country Estates, California">San Diego Country Estates</a> - 10,395</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_Center,_California" title="Valley Center, California">Valley Center</a> - 10,087</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Pendleton_North,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Camp Pendleton North, California">Camp Pendleton Mainside</a> - 9,683</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_San_Marcos,_California" title="Lake San Marcos, California">Lake San Marcos</a> - 5,328</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonsall,_California" title="Bonsall, California">Bonsall</a> - 4,546</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hidden_Meadows,_California" title="Hidden Meadows, California">Hidden Meadows</a> - 4,484</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Santa_Fe,_California" title="Rancho Santa Fe, California">Rancho Santa Fe</a> - 3,156</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairbanks_Ranch,_California" title="Fairbanks Ranch, California">Fairbanks Ranch</a> - 3,002</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmony_Grove,_California" title="Harmony Grove, California">Harmony Grove</a> - 2,079</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rainbow,_California" title="Rainbow, California">Rainbow</a> - 1,884</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala,_California" title="Pala, California">Pala</a> - 1,490</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elfin_Forest,_California" title="Elfin Forest, California">Elfin Forest</a> - 600</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Dios,_California" title="Del Dios, California">Del Dios</a> - 396</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_unincorporated_communities">Other unincorporated communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Other unincorporated communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/4S_Ranch" class="mw-redirect" title="4S Ranch">4S Ranch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Luz,_California" title="De Luz, California">De Luz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Luz_Heights,_California" title="De Luz Heights, California">De Luz Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesmond_Dene,_California" title="Jesmond Dene, California">Jesmond Dene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Mesa,_California" title="Pala Mesa, California">Pala Mesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauma_Valley,_California" title="Pauma Valley, California">Pauma Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rincon,_California" title="Rincon, California">Rincon</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_and_secondary">Primary and secondary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Primary and secondary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>School districts in the region include the: </p> <ul><li>Bonsall Union School District</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_School_District" title="Cardiff School District">Cardiff School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlsbad_Unified_School_District" title="Carlsbad Unified School District">Carlsbad Unified School District</a></li> <li>Encinitas Union School District</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Escondido_Union_School_District" title="Escondido Union School District">Escondido Union School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Escondido_Union_High_School_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Escondido Union High School District">Escondido Union High School District</a></li> <li>Fallbrook Union High School District</li> <li>Oceanside Unified School District</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poway_Unified_School_District" title="Poway Unified School District">Poway Unified School District</a></li> <li>Ramona Unified School District</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Dieguito_Union_High_School_District" title="San Dieguito Union High School District">San Dieguito Union High School District</a></li> <li>San Pasqual Union School District</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://smusd.org">San Marcos Unified School District</a></li> <li>Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vista_Unified_School_District" title="Vista Unified School District">Vista Unified School District</a></li></ul> <p>School districts often overlap city boundaries. Depending on the ZIP Codes of the cities and their proximity to respective schools and school districts, school districts will serve parts of different cities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>North County is home to several colleges: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/California_State_University,_San_Marcos" class="mw-redirect" title="California State University, San Marcos">California State University, San Marcos</a> (CSUSM), four-year university in San Marcos, offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate programs<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palomar_College" title="Palomar College">Palomar College</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Community_college" title="Community college">community college</a> based in San Marcos, with six other education sites in North San Diego County</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MiraCosta_College" title="MiraCosta College">MiraCosta College</a>, a community college in Oceanside.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Newspaper">Newspaper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Newspaper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/North_County_Times" title="North County Times">North County Times</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_San_Diego_Union-Tribune" title="The San Diego Union-Tribune">The San Diego Union-Tribune</a></div> <p>In 1995, several local newspapers merged to form the <i><a href="/wiki/North_County_Times" title="North County Times">North County Times</a></i>. This newspaper served the region until 2012, when it was purchased by <a href="/wiki/Doug_Manchester" title="Doug Manchester">Doug Manchester</a> and became an edition of the <i><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Union-Tribune" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego Union-Tribune">San Diego Union-Tribune</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 7, 2013, the separate <i>U-T North County Times</i> name was dropped and a <i>U-T North County edition</i> produced which further integrates U-T with North County-specific pages, while eliminating differences between the two.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to being served by radio stations from San Diego and <a href="/wiki/Tijuana" title="Tijuana">Tijuana</a>, North County is served by FM stations<a href="/wiki/KSSX" title="KSSX">KSSX</a>, <a href="/wiki/KMYI" title="KMYI">KMYI</a>, <a href="/wiki/KLQV" title="KLQV">KLQV</a>, <a href="/wiki/KARJ_(FM)" title="KARJ (FM)">KARJ</a>, <a href="/wiki/KSSD" class="mw-redirect" title="KSSD">KSSD</a>, <a href="/wiki/KKLJ" title="KKLJ">KKLJ</a>, and <a href="/wiki/KSDW" title="KSDW">KSDW</a> and AM stations <a href="/wiki/KFSD" title="KFSD">KFSD</a>, <a href="/wiki/KPRZ" title="KPRZ">KPRZ</a>, and <a href="/wiki/KKSM" title="KKSM">KKSM</a>. Several Los Angeles stations can also be picked up, including <a href="/wiki/KYSR" title="KYSR">KYSR</a>, <a href="/wiki/KIIS-FM" title="KIIS-FM">KIIS-FM</a>, <a href="/wiki/KBIG" title="KBIG">KBIG</a> <a href="/wiki/KLYY" title="KLYY">KLYY</a>,and <a href="/wiki/KDLD" title="KDLD">KDLD</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>North County is served by the ABC affiliate <a href="/wiki/KGTV" title="KGTV">KGTV</a>, CBS and CW affiliate <a href="/wiki/KFMB-TV" title="KFMB-TV">KFMB</a>, NBC affiliate <a href="/wiki/KNSD" title="KNSD">KNSD</a>, and FOX affiliate <a href="/wiki/KSWB-TV" title="KSWB-TV">KSWB</a>—all San Diego stations. Other local stations include <a href="/wiki/KUSI" class="mw-redirect" title="KUSI">KUSI</a> in San Diego </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Landmarks">Landmarks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Landmarks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Important landmarks in North County include <a href="/wiki/Del_Mar_Racetrack" class="mw-redirect" title="Del Mar Racetrack">Del Mar Racetrack</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mission_San_Luis_Rey_de_Francia" title="Mission San Luis Rey de Francia">Mission San Luis Rey de Francia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lake_San_Marcos,_California" title="Lake San Marcos, California">Lake San Marcos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oceanside_Pier" title="Oceanside Pier">Oceanside Pier</a>, Twin Peaks, and <a href="/wiki/Palomar_Mountain" title="Palomar Mountain">Palomar Mountain</a>, home of the <a href="/wiki/Palomar_Observatory" title="Palomar Observatory">Palomar Observatory</a>. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Del_Mar_Racetrack,_July_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Del Mar Racetrack"><img alt="Del Mar Racetrack" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Del_Mar_Racetrack%2C_July_2008.jpg/120px-Del_Mar_Racetrack%2C_July_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Del_Mar_Racetrack%2C_July_2008.jpg/180px-Del_Mar_Racetrack%2C_July_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Del_Mar_Racetrack%2C_July_2008.jpg/240px-Del_Mar_Racetrack%2C_July_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="471" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Del_Mar_Racetrack" class="mw-redirect" title="Del Mar Racetrack">Del Mar Racetrack</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mission_San_Luis_Rey_de_Francia_current.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mission San Luis Rey de Francia"><img alt="Mission San Luis Rey de Francia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Mission_San_Luis_Rey_de_Francia_current.jpg/120px-Mission_San_Luis_Rey_de_Francia_current.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Mission_San_Luis_Rey_de_Francia_current.jpg/180px-Mission_San_Luis_Rey_de_Francia_current.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Mission_San_Luis_Rey_de_Francia_current.jpg/240px-Mission_San_Luis_Rey_de_Francia_current.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1633" data-file-height="1324" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Mission_San_Luis_Rey_de_Francia" title="Mission San Luis Rey de Francia">Mission San Luis Rey de Francia</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakesanmarcos.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lake San Marcos"><img alt="Lake San Marcos" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Lakesanmarcos.jpg/120px-Lakesanmarcos.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Lakesanmarcos.jpg/180px-Lakesanmarcos.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Lakesanmarcos.jpg/240px-Lakesanmarcos.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Lake_San_Marcos,_California" title="Lake San Marcos, California">Lake San Marcos</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oceanside_Pier.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Oceanside Pier"><img alt="Oceanside Pier" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Oceanside_Pier.jpg/120px-Oceanside_Pier.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Oceanside_Pier.jpg/180px-Oceanside_Pier.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Oceanside_Pier.jpg/240px-Oceanside_Pier.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="2134" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Oceanside_Pier" title="Oceanside Pier">Oceanside Pier</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TwinPeaksPoway1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Twin Peaks, Poway"><img alt="Twin Peaks, Poway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/TwinPeaksPoway1.jpg/120px-TwinPeaksPoway1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/TwinPeaksPoway1.jpg/180px-TwinPeaksPoway1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/TwinPeaksPoway1.jpg/240px-TwinPeaksPoway1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Twin Peaks, <a href="/wiki/Poway,_California" title="Poway, California">Poway</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Palomar_Observatory_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Palomar Observatory"><img alt="Palomar Observatory" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Palomar_Observatory_2.jpg/120px-Palomar_Observatory_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Palomar_Observatory_2.jpg/180px-Palomar_Observatory_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Palomar_Observatory_2.jpg/240px-Palomar_Observatory_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Palomar_Observatory" title="Palomar Observatory">Palomar Observatory</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>North County is represented at the federal level by Representatives <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Issa" title="Darrell Issa">Darrell Issa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>–<a href="/wiki/California%27s_48th_congressional_district" title="California's 48th congressional district">48th district</a>), <a href="/wiki/Mike_Levin" title="Mike Levin">Mike Levin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>–<a href="/wiki/California%27s_49th_congressional_district" title="California's 49th congressional district">49th district</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Peters_(politician)" title="Scott Peters (politician)">Scott Peters</a> (D–<a href="/wiki/California%27s_50th_congressional_district" title="California's 50th congressional district">50th district</a>). </p><p>At the state level, North County is represented by State Senators <a href="/wiki/Brian_Jones_(politician)" title="Brian Jones (politician)">Brian Jones</a> (R–38th district), <a href="/wiki/Patricia_Bates" title="Patricia Bates">Patricia Bates</a> (R–36th district), and <a href="/wiki/Toni_Atkins" title="Toni Atkins">Toni Atkins</a> (D–39th district). </p><p>Most of North County is located within County Supervisorial District 5 and is represented on the county's Board of Supervisors by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Desmond" title="Jim Desmond">Jim Desmond</a>, formerly the mayor of San Marcos. The remainder of North County is in Districts 2 and 3, represented by Joel Anderson and Terra Lawson-Remer, respectively. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_County,_San_Diego" title="East County, San Diego">East County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Bay,_San_Diego" class="mw-redirect" title="South Bay, San Diego">South Bay</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_County_(San_Diego_area)&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sandiegorealestatehq.com/north-county-real-estate-report.php">"San Diego Real Estate Market Reports"</a>. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tijuana" title="Tijuana">Tijuana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: silver;width:1%">Cities<br />100k–250k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carlsbad,_California" title="Carlsbad, California">Carlsbad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chula_Vista,_California" title="Chula Vista, California">Chula Vista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Cajon" class="mw-redirect" title="El Cajon">El Cajon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Escondido,_California" title="Escondido, California">Escondido</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceanside,_California" title="Oceanside, California">Oceanside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vista,_California" title="Vista, California">Vista</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: silver;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />20k–99k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coronado,_California" title="Coronado, California">Coronado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Refugio,_Baja_California" title="El Refugio, Baja California">El Refugio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Encinitas" class="mw-redirect" title="Encinitas">Encinitas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fallbrook,_California" title="Fallbrook, California">Fallbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Beach,_California" title="Imperial Beach, California">Imperial Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Joya,_Baja_California" title="La Joya, Baja California">La Joya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Mesa,_California" title="La Mesa, California">La Mesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Presa,_California" title="La Presa, California">La Presa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lemon_Grove,_California" title="Lemon Grove, California">Lemon Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_City,_California" title="National City, California">National City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%B3rticos_de_San_Antonio" title="Pórticos de San Antonio">Pórticos de San Antonio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poway" class="mw-redirect" title="Poway">Poway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramona,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramona, California">Ramona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rancho_San_Diego,_California" title="Rancho San Diego, California">Rancho San Diego</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosarito,_California&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rosarito, California (page does not exist)">Rosarito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Marcos,_California" title="San Marcos, California">San Marcos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santee,_California" title="Santee, California">Santee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Valley,_San_Diego_County,_California" title="Spring Valley, San Diego County, California">Spring Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tecate" title="Tecate">Tecate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrazas_del_Valle,_Baja_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrazas del Valle, Baja California">Terrazas del Valle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: silver;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />10k–19k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alpine,_California" title="Alpine, California">Alpine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonita,_California" title="Bonita, California">Bonita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bostonia,_California" title="Bostonia, California">Bostonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casa_de_Oro-Mount_Helix,_California" title="Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, California">Casa de Oro-Mount Helix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Delicias,_Baja_California" title="Las Delicias, Baja 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title="Batiquitos Lagoon">Batiquitos Lagoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Capitan_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="El Capitan Lake">El Capitan Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tijuana_River" title="Tijuana River">Abelardo L. 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Estuary">Tijuana River Estuary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: silver;width:1%">Sub-regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anza_Borrego" class="mw-redirect" title="Anza Borrego">Anza Borrego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coronado,_California" title="Coronado, California">Coronado Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuyamaca,_California" title="Cuyamaca, California">Cuyamaca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_County,_San_Diego" title="East County, San Diego">East County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Empire,_San_Diego" title="Mountain Empire, San Diego">Mountain Empire</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">North County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Valley,_Baja_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Palm Valley, Baja California">Palm Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Playas_de_Rosarito_Municipality" title="Playas de Rosarito Municipality">Playas de Rosarito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Bay,_San_Diego" class="mw-redirect" title="South Bay, San Diego">South Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tecate_Municipality" title="Tecate Municipality">Tecate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tijuana_Municipality" title="Tijuana Municipality">Tijuana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="background: silver"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Category:San_Diego%E2%80%93Tijuana" title="Category:San Diego–Tijuana">Category</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/San_Diego%E2%80%93Tijuana" class="extiw" title="commons:San Diego–Tijuana">Images</a></b></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/32px-Flag_of_California.svg.png" 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style="background-color:#FCC200;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_California" title="List of regions of California">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antelope_Valley" title="Antelope Valley">Antelope Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Sur" title="Big Sur">Big Sur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Coast_Ranges" title="California Coast Ranges">California Coast Ranges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cascade_Range" title="Cascade Range">Cascade Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_California" title="Central California">Central California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Coast_(California)" title="Central Coast (California)">Central Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Valley_(California)" title="Central Valley (California)">Central Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Islands_(California)" title="Channel Islands (California)">Channel Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coachella_Valley" title="Coachella Valley">Coachella Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_California" title="Coastal California">Coastal California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conejo_Valley" title="Conejo Valley">Conejo Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cucamonga_Valley" title="Cucamonga Valley">Cucamonga Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_Valley" title="Death Valley">Death Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Bay_(San_Francisco_Bay_Area)" class="mw-redirect" title="East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)">East Bay (SF Bay Area)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_County,_San_Diego" title="East County, San Diego">East County (SD)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_California" title="Eastern California">Eastern California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerald_Triangle" title="Emerald Triangle">Emerald Triangle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Country" title="Gold Country">Gold Country</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Butte_County,_California" title="Butte County, California">Butte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calaveras_County,_California" title="Calaveras County, California">Calaveras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colusa_County,_California" title="Colusa County, California">Colusa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contra_Costa_County,_California" title="Contra Costa County, California">Contra Costa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Norte_County,_California" title="Del Norte County, California">Del Norte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Dorado_County,_California" title="El Dorado County, California">El Dorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fresno_County,_California" title="Fresno County, California">Fresno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_County,_California" title="Glenn County, California">Glenn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humboldt_County,_California" title="Humboldt County, California">Humboldt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_County,_California" title="Imperial County, California">Imperial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inyo_County,_California" title="Inyo County, California">Inyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kern_County,_California" title="Kern County, California">Kern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings_County,_California" title="Kings County, California">Kings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_County,_California" title="Lake County, California">Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lassen_County,_California" title="Lassen County, California">Lassen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madera_County,_California" title="Madera County, California">Madera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marin_County,_California" title="Marin County, California">Marin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariposa_County,_California" title="Mariposa County, California">Mariposa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mendocino_County,_California" title="Mendocino County, California">Mendocino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merced_County,_California" title="Merced County, California">Merced</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modoc_County,_California" title="Modoc County, California">Modoc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mono_County,_California" title="Mono County, California">Mono</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monterey_County,_California" title="Monterey County, California">Monterey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napa_County,_California" title="Napa County, California">Napa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada_County,_California" title="Nevada County, California">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_California" title="Orange County, California">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Placer_County,_California" title="Placer County, California">Placer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plumas_County,_California" title="Plumas County, California">Plumas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverside_County,_California" title="Riverside County, California">Riverside</a></li> <li><a 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