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Lake San Marcos

Lake San Marcos is an unincorporated community in the North County region of the San Diego metropolitan area. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined the community as a census-designated place.
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  • Type: Town with 5,330 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Lake San Marcos, CA” and “Lake San Marcos, California”

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Marcos High School and High Tech High North County.

School
is a high school in the city of . is a member of the San Marcos Unified School District and serves students from , , and .

School
, also known as HTHNC, is a charter school located in . It is a part of the High Tech High organization.

College
Photo: Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a public community college in . The main campus is in and three centers and four education sites are located elsewhere throughout north San Diego County. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lake San Marcos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Elijo Hills and San Marcos.

Suburb
is a master-planned community in the southwest of , built by Development Company, and managed by HomeFed Corporation. is situated 2 miles south of Lake San Marcos.

Photo: OnTarget, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in the North County region of , United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 94,833.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated foothill residential community and census-designated place in , United States. The community is located southwest of and according to the USGS it is located in the Escondido ZIP code of 92029. is situated 4½ miles southeast of Lake San Marcos.

Lake San Marcos

Latitude
33.12615° or 33° 7′ 34″ north
Longitude
-117.20837° or 117° 12′ 30″ west
Population
5,330
Elevation
525 feet (160 metres)
Open location code
85544QGR+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150955239
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5364663
Wiki­data ID
Q3008146
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake San Marcos from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Lake San Marcos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لاك سان ماركوس”
  • Basque: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Cebuano: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Chechen: “Лейк-Сан-Маркос”
  • Chinese: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Chinese: “聖馬科斯湖”
  • Croatian: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Dutch: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “لاك سان ماركوس”
  • French: “Lake San Marcos”
  • German: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Gilaki: “لیک سن مارکوس”
  • Irish: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Italian: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Ladin: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Malagasy: “Lake San Marcos, Kalifornia”
  • Malagasy: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Newari: “लेक स्यान मार्कोस (क्यालिफोर्निया)”
  • Newari: “लेक स्यान मार्कोस, क्यालिफोर्निया”
  • Newari: “लेक स्यान मार्कोस”
  • Persian: “لیک سن مارکوس، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “لیک سن مارکوس”
  • Polish: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Portuguese: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Serbian: “Лејк Сан Маркос”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lake San Marcos, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lake San Marcos”
  • South Azerbaijani: “لیک سن مارکوس، کالیفورنیا”
  • Spanish: “Lake San Marcos (California)”
  • Spanish: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Tatar: “Лейк-Сан-Маркос”
  • Turkish: “Lake San Marcos, Kaliforniya”
  • Turkish: “Lake San Marcos”
  • Ukrainian: “Лейк-Сан-Маркос”
  • Volapük: “Lake San Marcos”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Shkapa and Rancho Carrillo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Black Swan Gondola Company and 24 Hour Fitness.

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