El Cajon
A city in San Diego County, California — population 102,401 as of 2020.
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News around San Diego County
Cardinal News
September 11Cardinal News recognized for sustainability by online local news publishers
LION Publishers presented the honors at its summit in San Diego this week.
Local Business
City of Escondido
September 9On September 09, 2026 at approximately 10:12 a.m., North Comm Communication Center received a report of a commercial structure fire in a 3-story apartment complex located at 1225 E Grand Ave in Escondido.
Info on road closures, detours before and during the Poway Rotary Parade on Saturday, Sept. 12.
The slurry portion of the project will be occur this fall.
The adaptive traffic system uses real-time sensor data to dynamically adjust timing.
Captain Nanette McMasters to lead Poway Station
In and around El Cajon
See & do
- 2 The Next Level Fitness
- Abbey Party Rentals
- Albert Van Zanten Park
- Allen Airways Flying Museum
- Alvin Lou's Drilling Room
Eat, drink & stay
- (permanently Closed)
- 8617 Black Canyon Highway Llc.
- A & J Metal Finishing Inc
- Aerowind Corp
- A&W Restaurant
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El Cajon by the numbers
- Area
- 14.51 sq mi (37.58 km²)
- Median age
- 36.1
- Households
- 33,890
- Persons per household
- 3
- Median household income
- $67,511
- Median house value
- $681,700
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 200 CIVIC CENTER WAY, EL CAJON, CA 92020