Municipal · California

City of San Marcos

San Marcos is a city in the North County region of San Diego County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 94,833. It is the site of California State University San Marcos and Palomar College. The city is bordered by Escondido to the east, Encinitas to the southwest, Carlsbad to the west, and Vista to the northwest. Lake San Marcos is an enclave, or county island, within the southwestern part of the city and its sphere of influence but is an unincorporated community.

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 161257
FIPS state: 06
FIPS county: 073
FIPS place: 68196
Census record name: CITY OF SAN MARCOS
Mailing address: 1 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SAN MARCOS 92069