La Jolla, San Diego | |
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| Nickname: "The Jewel" | |
  La Jolla, San Diego Location within western San Diego | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′24″N 117°16′37″W / 32.84000°N 117.27694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Diego |
| City | San Diego |
| Founded: | 1850[1] |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 46,781 |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (UTC--08:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (UTC--07:00) |
| ZIP Code | 92037-92039, 92092, 92093 |
| Area code(s) | 858, 619 |
| Website | LaJolla.com |
La Jolla (/lə ˈhɔɪə/ lə HOY-ə, Latin American Spanish: [la ˈxoʝa]) is a hilly, seaside neighborhood in San Diego, California, occupying 7 miles (11 km) of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The population reported in the 2010 census was 46,781.[2] The climate is mild, with an average daily temperature of 70.5 °F (21.4 °C).[3][4]
La Jolla is surrounded on three sides by ocean bluffs and beaches[5] and is located 12 miles (19 km) north of downtown San Diego and 45 miles (72 km) south of the Orange County line.[6][7] The neighborhood's border starts at Pacific Beach to the south and extends along the Pacific Ocean shoreline north to include Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve ending at Del Mar.
La Jolla is home to many educational institutions and a variety of businesses in the areas of lodging, dining, shopping, software, finance, real estate, bioengineering, medical practice and scientific research.[5][8][9] The University of California, San Diego is located in La Jolla, as is Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Scripps Research, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
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