Santa Ysabel, California facts for kids
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Santa Ysabel
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 Santa Ysabel
Location in San Diego County, California
Santa Ysabel
Location in southern California
Santa Ysabel
Location in California
Santa Ysabel
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  San Diego |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes |
92070
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| Area codes | 442/760 |
Santa Ysabel (Spanish for "St. Elizabeth"; Kumeyaay: Ellykwanan), is an unincorporated community in the Santa Ysabel Valley of eastern San Diego County, in southern California.
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History
The 1818 Santa Ysabel Asistencia is located here, a Spanish mission asistencia (sub-mission) of Mission San Diego de Alcalá. The town site is within the former Rancho Santa Ysabel, an 1844 Mexican land grant to José Joaquín Ortega and Eduardo Stokes. In 1878, what began as the town of Santa Ysabel began with a store owned by C. R. Wellington, and grew to include a hotel and a blacksmith. By June 26, 1889 it had acquired its own post office.
Today
The town is located near the San Diego River, just north of the Cleveland National Forest at the junction of Highway 78 and Highway 79.
Other notable sights of the small town include the famous Dudley's Bakery and Julian Apple Pie factory, The town serves as a gateway to the mountains of San Diego County, including the Laguna Mountains, Julian, and Palomar Mountain.
The ZIP Code is 92070 and the community is inside area codes 442 and 760.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Santa Ysabel has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
Images for kids
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Historic Santa Ysabel store
See also
In Spanish: Santa Ysabel para niños
