Vista Map
Vista is a city in north San Diego County, California. It was incorporated January 28, 1963 and became a charter city on June 13, 2007. Located just seven miles inland from the Pacific Ocean in northern San Diego County, the City of Vista has a Mediterranean climate. The population was 93,834 at the 2010 census.
Vista has more than 25 educational institutions for youth, and a business park home to over 800 companies. Vista was listed as the seventh-best place in the United States for family life, based on factors such as jobs and business opportunities, education, climate, and cost-of-living in a 2008 review.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.7 square miles (48.4 km²), all land.
Nearby cities include Escondido, Encinitas, Valley Center, Fallbrook, Rancho Santa Fe.