Cities near National City

National City is a city of 61,060 inhabitants in United States. The most populous cities near National City within 100 km are Tijuana, San Diego, Chula Vista. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 32.6781° Longitude: -117.0992° Population: 61,060 Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
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Nearby cities 44 cities found

Sorted by population, from largest to smallest. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

City Country Distance Population
Tijuana Mexico 21.5 km 1,922,523
San Diego United States 7.4 km 1,404,452
Chula Vista United States 4.5 km 265,757
Oceanside United States 63.2 km 175,691
Escondido United States 49.1 km 151,038
Carlsbad United States 58.3 km 114,746
Temecula United States 90.8 km 110,003
Murrieta United States 98.0 km 109,830
El Cajon United States 18.2 km 103,679
Vista United States 59.6 km 100,890
Rosarito Mexico 35.7 km 100,660
San Marcos United States 52.1 km 92,931
Mira Mesa United States 26.7 km 70,000
San Clemente United States 96.0 km 65,526
Tecate Mexico 45.5 km 64,764
Encinitas United States 43.8 km 62,930
La Mesa United States 12.3 km 60,089
Rancho Penasquitos United States 31.3 km 60,000
Santee United States 21.3 km 57,787
Poway United States 32.2 km 50,157
La Jolla United States 24.9 km 42,808
Pórticos de San Antonio Mexico 26.9 km 34,234
La Presa United States 10.1 km 34,169
Fallbrook United States 78.9 km 30,534
Spring Valley United States 12.0 km 28,205
Imperial Beach United States 10.6 km 27,408
La Joya Mexico 27.6 km 26,860
Lemon Grove United States 9.6 km 26,709
Coronado United States 7.9 km 24,812
Rancho San Diego United States 17.2 km 21,208
Lakeside United States 25.9 km 20,648
Winter Gardens United States 23.0 km 20,631
Terrazas del Valle Mexico 33.2 km 20,421
Ramona United States 45.8 km 20,292
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix United States 15.5 km 18,762
Villa del Prado 2da Sección Mexico 30.7 km 18,226
Las Delicias Mexico 33.3 km 15,486
Bostonia United States 21.0 km 15,379
Alpine United States 35.7 km 14,236
Villa del Campo Mexico 38.8 km 13,906
Solana Beach United States 38.3 km 13,449
Bonita United States 6.9 km 12,538
Camp Pendleton South United States 66.5 km 10,616
San Diego Country Estates United States 46.9 km 10,109

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