City Heights, San Diego

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City Heights, San Diego
Community of San Diego
City Heights
City Heights, San Diego Location within Central San Diego
Coordinates: 32°44′N 117°06′W / 32.74°N 117.10°W / 32.74; -117.10
Country	United States of America
State	California
County	San Diego
City	San Diego
Population  (2015)
• Total	74,843

City Heights is a dense urban community in central San Diego, California, known for its ethnic diversity. The area was previously known as East San Diego. City Heights is located south of Mission Valley and northeast of Balboa Park.^[1]

City Heights is notable as a home to refugees and immigrants, with significant communities of Vietnamese, Somali, Cambodian, Laotian, and Latino residents. Many social and cultural resources, retail stores, and restaurants are operated by and/or serve the non-white population.

Major commercial streets include University Avenue, El Cajon Boulevard, Fairmount Avenue, and Euclid Avenue. City Heights is densely populated and has mostly multi-family apartments and homes.