Chula Vista, California

**Chula Vista** (; , due to its scenic location between the San Diego Bay and coastal mountain foothills) is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area as well as the 7th largest city in Southern California. In 2020, 275,487 people lived in Chula Vista.

### Zones West of the 805

- Northwest
- West
- Southwest
- North Central
- Downtown CV
- Middle South
- South Central
- South
- Otay
- East
- Middle East

### Developments/Areas East of the 805

- Sweetwater Canyon
- Terra Nova
- Telegraph Canyon
- Far East
- Sunbow
- Rancho Del Rey
- Otay Ranch
- Bonita Canyon
- College Estates
- Eastlake
- San Miguel Ranch
- Rolling Hills Ranch

## Economy

According to the city's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
|#|Employer|Employees|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1|Sweetwater Union High School District|3,703|
|2|Chula Vista Elementary School District|3,549|
|3|Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center|2,580|
|4|Southwestern College|1,450|
|5|Rohr Inc./Goodrich Aerospace|1,345|
|6|Walmart|1,180|
|7|City of Chula Vista|1,149|
|8|Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista|1,073|
|9|Costco|815|
|10|Aquatica|610|

### Local area freeways

Local area freeways in within the city of Chula Vista include
- Interstate 5
- Interstate 805
- State Route 54
- State Route 125

#### East-West arterials

- "C" Street
- "E" Street-Bonita Rd (East of Flower Street)
- "H/East H Street (East of Hilltop)-Proctor Vly Road (East of Mount Miguel)
- "J/East J Street (East of Hilltop)
- "L"/East L Street (East of Hilltop)-Telegraph Cyn Rd-Otay Lakes Rd
- Naples/E.Naples (East of Hilltop)
- Palomar/E. Palomar (East of Hilltop)
- Orange/E. Orange (East of Hilltop)-Olympic (East of 805 Freeway)
- Main/Auto Park Way (East of 805 Freeway)

#### North-South arterials

- Broadway (Also known as "South Bay Strip")
- Fourth/N. Fourth Ave (North of "C" Street)
- Third
- Hilltop
- Crest-Oleander (South of T.C. Road)
- Medical Center Dr-Brandywine (South of E.Palomar)
- Paseo Del Rey
- Paseo Ranchero-Heritage (South of T.C. Road)
- Otay Lakes/La Media (South of T.C. Road)
- Eastlake Dr-Eastlake Pkwy (At Miller)
- Hunte Pkwy

### Public Transport

- Bayfront E Street Station
- H Station
- Palomar Station

#### MTS buses

- 701=H Station-Palomar Station: Via H, Hilltop, and Palomar
- 703=H Station-Town Center Mall (Sundays only)
- 704=Bayfront, E Station-Palomar Station: Via E Street, Fourth, East Naples, and Medical Center
- 705=Bayfront, E Station-Plaza Bonita & SWC: Via E Street, Bonita Rd, and Otay Lakes
- 707=SWC-Town Center Mall: Via East H & Eastlake Parkway
- 708=E Street Trolley-Nature Center
- 709=H Station-Town Center Mall: Via H/East H, Otay Lakes, East Palomar
- 712=Palomar Station-SWC: Via Palomar/East Palomar, La Media/Otay Lakes
    - 932=Iris Ave Station-8th St Ntl City: Via South Bay Strip, E and F Streets
    - 929=Iris Ave Station-Downtown SD: Via Third, Fourth, and E Street
- Denotes CV Transit Routs
    - Denotes San Diego MTS routes

## Sister cities

- Cebu City, Philippines
- Odawara, Japan
- Tijuana, Mexico

## Other websites

- Chula Vista Public Library website
- Official City of Chula Vista website
- Chula Vista Schools Location and Phone Directory

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Chula Vista, California
- **settlement type**: List of municipalities in California, City
- **caption**: From top to bottom, left to right: Downtown Chula Vista, South County Courthouse, Chula Vista Center, Congregational Tower, Gateway Buildings.
- **image flag**: Flag of Chula Vista, California.svg
- **image seal**: Seal of Chula Vista, California.svg
- **nicknames**: Lemon Capital of the World
Chula-juana
- **image map**: File:San Diego County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Chula Vista Highlighted 0613392.svg
- **mapsize**: 250x200px
- **pushpin map**: USA California#USA
- **pushpin label**: Chula Vista
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within California##Location within the United States
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: California
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in California, County
- **subdivision name2**: San Diego County, California, San Diego
- **established title**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **named for**: Spanish for "beautiful view"
- **established date**: November 28, 1911
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total sq mi**: 52.09
- **area total km2**: 134.92
- **area land sq mi**: 49.64
- **area land km2**: 128.56
- **area water sq mi**: 2.46
- **area water km2**: 6.36
- **elevation ft**: 66
- **elevation m**: 20
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 275487
- **population rank**: San Diego County, California, 2nd in San Diego County
List of largest California cities by population, 15th in California
List of United States cities by population, 82nd in the United States
- **population density sq mi**: 5550
- **population density km2**: 2143
- **population metro**: San Diego–Tijuana: 5105768
- **timezone**: Pacific Time Zone, PST
- **utc offset**: −8
- **timezone dst**: PDT
- **utc offset dst**: −7
- **postal code type**: ZIP codes
- **postal code**: 91909–91915, 91921
- **area code**: Area codes 619 and 858, 619
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature IDs
- **blank1 info**: ,