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El Cajon

El Cajon, California
City
City of El Cajon
Office building on El Cajon's Main Street
Office building on El Cajon's Main Street
Official seal of El Cajon, California
Seal
Motto: "The Valley of Opportunity"
Location in San Diego County and the state of California
Location in San Diego County and the state of California
El Cajon, California is located in the US
El Cajon, California
El Cajon, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°47′54″N 116°57′36″W / 32.79833°N 116.96000°W / 32.79833; -116.96000Coordinates: 32°47′54″N 116°57′36″W / 32.79833°N 116.96000°W / 32.79833; -116.96000
Country  United States
State  California
County San Diego
Incorporated November 12, 1912
Government
 • Mayor Bill Wells
Area
 • Total 14.433 sq mi (37.381 km2)
 • Land 14.433 sq mi (37.381 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 433 ft (132 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 99,478
 • Estimate (2014) 103,091
 • Density 6,900/sq mi (2,700/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes 92019–92022, 92090
Area code 619
FIPS code 06-21712
GNIS feature IDs 1652701, 2410406
Website www.ci.el-cajon.ca.us

El Cajon (/ɛlkəˈhn/; Spanish: [elkaˈxon]) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. In a valley surrounded by mountains, the city has acquired the nickname of "The Big Box." Its name originated similarly, from the Spanish phrase "el cajón," which means "the box" or "the drawer."

El Cajon, Spanish for "the big box," was first recorded on September 10, 1821, as an alternative name for sitio rancho Santa Mónica to describe the "boxed in" nature of the valley in which it sat. The name appeared on maps in 1873 and 1875, shortened to "Cajon," until the modern town developed in which the post office was named "Elcajon."

In 1905, the name was once again expanded to "El Cajon" under the insistence of California banker and historian, Zoeth Skinner Eldredge.

El Cajon is located at 32°47′54″N 116°57′36″W / 32.79833°N 116.96000°W / 32.79833; -116.96000 (32.798300, -116.960055). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37 km2), all land. It is bordered by San Diego and La Mesa on the west, Spring Valley on the south, Santee on the north, and unincorporated San Diego County on the east. It includes the neighborhoods of Fletcher Hills, Bostonia, and Rancho San Diego.


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